Title :
Performance of a real IP over DWDM network > 1000 Nodes Regarding Elastic and Mixed-Line-Rate Scenarios on a flexible frequency grid
Author :
Klekamp, Axel ; Gebhard, U.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Real network with 1113 nodes is studied regarding CAPEX and energy consumption to compare MLR/elastic and flat/hierarchical IP over DWDM flex-grid network scenarios. No significant benefit for any of the network concepts can be deduced.
Keywords :
IP networks; computer network performance evaluation; energy consumption; wavelength division multiplexing; CAPER; DWDM flex-grid network; elastic IP; energy consumption; flexible frequency grid; mixed-line-rate IP; real IP; real network; IP networks; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optimization; Peer-to-peer computing; Servers; 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
