Title :
Comparing optical & OTN switching architectures in next-gen 100Gb/s networks
Author :
Melle, Serge ; Deore, A. ; Turkcu, Onur ; Ahuja, Satyajeet ; Hand, Steven J.
Author_Institution :
Infinera Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
Bandwidth efficiency for 100Gb/s WDM and switch architectures are compared in a North American long-haul network. Results show that OTN grooming utilizes fewest WDM wavelengths, and integrated WDM/switch architecture utilizes fewest client service interfaces.
Keywords :
next generation networks; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; North American long-haul network; OTN grooming; OTN switching architectures; WDM wavelengths; bandwidth efficiency; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; client service interfaces; integrated WDM-switch architecture; next-gen networks; optical switching architectures; switch architectures; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
