Title :
Optimization of extreme optical links for network upgrades
Author :
Pavlovic, N.B. ; Nogueira, R.
Author_Institution :
Nokia Siemens Networks, Amadora, Portugal
Abstract :
The continuous exponential growth of the demand for more bandwidth is driving network operators to upgrade current installed network infrastructure. In this way, many links will be upgraded from 10G to 40G and 100G. However, the higher optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) demands for the upgraded links might limit the transmission in long haul scenarios, such as submarine links, where the available OSNR margin is very low. This paper presents optimization scenarios and techniques, based on realistic data, where it is shown that without optimization of the transmission parameters, the upgrade would not be viable.
Keywords :
optical links; OSNR; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; extreme optical links; network infrastructure; network operators; network upgrades; optical signal-to-noise ratio; optimization; transmission parameters; Dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optimization; Signal to noise ratio; Underwater vehicles; Wavelength division multiplexing; coherent-detected polarization-multiplexed quadrature phase shift keying; submarine links upgrades;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2012 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coventry
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2228-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2012.6254378
