DocumentCode
600531
Title
Advanced ROADM networks
Author
Feuer, Mark D. ; Woodward, Sheryl L.
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs. - Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
4-8 March 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We discuss the growing list of features being proposed for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), including colorless, directionless, contentionless, and gridless operation. Is `less´ always more for network operators?
Keywords
optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; advanced ROADM networks; colorless operation; contentionless operation; directionless operation; gridless operation; network operators; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Routing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0262-3
Type
conf
Filename
6476354
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