Title :
Carrier-Grade Ethernet over WDM under Maximum Transmission Range (TR) Constraints of Signals
Author :
Batayneh, M. ; Schupke, Dominic A. ; Hoffmann, Marco ; Kirstaedter, Andreas ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We study the problem of determining the optimal transmission range (TR) for high-rate carrier-grade Ethernet. We show that, since traffic grooming can be combined with signal regeneration, optimal TR value depends on the traffic volume.
Keywords :
local area networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; carrier-grade Ethernet; maximum transmission range; signal constraints; signal regeneration; traffic grooming; traffic volume; wavelength division multiplexing; Costs; Ethernet networks; Optical devices; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Repeaters; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528431
