• DocumentCode
    3525705
  • Title

    Cost Comparison of Networks Using Traditional 10 and 40 Gb/s Transponders Versus OFDM Transponders

  • Author

    Bocoi, Adriana ; Schuster, Martin ; Rambach, F. ; Schupke, Dominic A. ; Bunge, C.-A. ; Spinnler, Bernhard

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Inf., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    OFDM allows flexible adjustment of transmission data rate according to channel properties. We propose to use OFDM transponders and calculate the cost at which OFDM networks result in lower CAPEX compared to traditional networks.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; optical transmitters; transponders; OFDM networks; OFDM transponders; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; channel properties; cost comparison; transmission data rate; Costs; High speed optical techniques; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528432
  • Filename
    4528432