Title :
Impact of adaptive modulation on cost efficient traffic grooming in elastic optical networks
Author :
Takita, Yutaka ; Tajima, Kazuyuki ; Hashiguchi, Tomohiro ; Katagiri, Toru ; Naito, Takao
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
We evaluate the contribution of “adaptive modulation” to cost reduction in traffic grooming-capable optical networks. We demonstrate up to 25% optical line reduction with adaptive modulation for large networks carrying traffic of hundreds of terabits/s.
Keywords :
adaptive modulation; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; telecommunication traffic; adaptive modulation; cost efficient traffic grooming; cost reduction; elastic optical networks; optical line reduction; Adaptive systems; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Phase shift keying;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
