Title :
Technique for rerouting without traffic disruption in optical networks
Author :
Meloni, Gianluca ; Sambo, Nicola ; Berrettini, G. ; Cugini, F. ; Potì, L. ; Castoldi, Piero
Author_Institution :
CNIT, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A novel lightpath rerouting technique is proposed, allowing data lossless rerouting without requiring additional optical transponders. Data lossless rerouting effectiveness is demonstrated considering a 112 Gbit/s polarisation multiplexed quadrature phase shift keying lightpath and coherent receiver.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; quadrature phase shift keying; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; transponders; PM-QPSK lightpath; coherent receiver; data lossless rerouting; optical networks; optical transponders; polarisation multiplexed quadrature phase shift keying; rerouting technique; traffic disruption;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.2264