Title :
Nodal contention in colorless, directionless ROADMs using traffic growth models
Author :
Thiagarajan, S. ; Asselin, Serge
Author_Institution :
Ciena Corp., Linthicum, MD, USA
Abstract :
We study the impact of intra-node contention in colorless, directionless ROADMs under traffic growth conditions. Our results indicate that modular add/drop banks provide blocking performance approaching that of contentionless architectures.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; blocking performance; colorless directionless ROADM; intra-node contention; modular add/drop banks; nodal contention; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers; traffic growth models; Analytical models; Computer architecture; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Ports (Computers); Transponders; Wavelength assignment;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
