• DocumentCode
    3592653
  • Title

    Evaluating the potential for spectrally-efficient super-channel formats in brownfield networks with legacy services

  • Author

    Santos, Joao

  • Author_Institution
    Coriant Portugal, Amadora, Portugal
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper shows that a successful combination of super-channels and highly-granular flexible grid networks is intrinsically dependent on the existence of legacy traffic and the occurrence of traffic chum during the network lifetime.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; telecommunication traffic; Brownfield networks; flexible grid networks; legacy services; legacy traffic; spectrally-efficient super-channel formats; traffic churn; Decision support systems; Optical fiber networks; Planning; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121930