Title :
Elastic optical path networking: Enhancing network capacity and disaster survivability toward 1 Tbps era
Author :
Jinno, Masahiko ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Sone, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We introduce elasticity and adaptation into the optical domain to yield significant spectral savings, resulting in increased network capacity and enhanced survivability for serious disasters in the 400 Gbps and 1 Tbps era.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; bit rate 1 Tbit/s; bit rate 400 Gbit/s; disaster survivability; elastic optical path networking; network capacity; serious disasters; Bandwidth; Europe; Integrated optics; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
