Title :
Flex-grid optical network supporting multicasting at high transmission rates
Author :
Sambo, Nicola ; Cugini, F. ; Berrettini, G. ; Meloni, Gianluca ; Paolucci, Francesco ; Poti, Luca
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A flex-grid network supporting optical multicast controlled by PCE is presented. The experimental demonstration includes bandwidth-variable WSSs, 100/200Gb/s transmission, PM-QPSK/PM-16QAM formats, and enhanced point-to-multipoint PCEP extensions for flex-grid.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical communication; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; PM-16QAM format; PM-QPSK format; bandwidth-variable WSS; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 200 Gbit/s; enhanced point-to-multipoint PCEP extensions; flex-grid optical network; multicasting; optical multicast; Adaptive optics; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Ports (Computers); Quadrature amplitude modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
