DocumentCode
608527
Title
Grooming Index for OTN/WDM networks
Author
Takita, Y. ; Hashiguchi, Taiki ; Tajima, Katsubumi ; Naito, Tomoyuki
Author_Institution
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present a new concept “Grooming Index” for judging the aptitude of OTN/WDM solution for any given network conditions. The index is easy to calculate and provide reliable estimation of cost reduction from OTN grooming.
Keywords
cost reduction; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; OTN/WDM networks; cost reduction; grooming index; optical transport networks; Bandwidth; Indexes; Optical design; Optical network units; Optical switches; WDM networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
6532667
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