• 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