Abstract
The traffic carried by core optical networks grows at a steady but remarkable pace of 30-40% year-over-year. Advancements in optical transmission technologies and networking solutions continue to satisfy the traffic
requirements by delivering the content over the network infrastructure in a cost and energy efficient manner. Such core optical networks serve the traffic demands in a dynamic way, in response to requirements for
shifting of traffics demands, both temporally (day/night) and spatially (business district/residential). However, as the fundamental spectral efficiency limits of single-mode fibres are approached, the scientific
community is pursuing recently the development of an innovative, all-optical network architecture introducing the spatial degree of freedom when designing/operating future transport networks. Spacedivision-multiplexing through the use of bundled single mode fibres, and/or multi-core fibres and/or fewmode fibres can offer up to 100-fold capacity increase in future optical networks. The EU INSPACE project is working on the development of a complete spatial-spectral flexible optical networking solution, offering the
network ultra-high capacity, flexibility and energy efficiency required to meet the challenges of delivering exponentially growing traffic demands in the internet over the next twenty years. In this white paper we
present the motivation, vision and main research activities of the INSPACE consortium towards therealization of the overall project solution
requirements by delivering the content over the network infrastructure in a cost and energy efficient manner. Such core optical networks serve the traffic demands in a dynamic way, in response to requirements for
shifting of traffics demands, both temporally (day/night) and spatially (business district/residential). However, as the fundamental spectral efficiency limits of single-mode fibres are approached, the scientific
community is pursuing recently the development of an innovative, all-optical network architecture introducing the spatial degree of freedom when designing/operating future transport networks. Spacedivision-multiplexing through the use of bundled single mode fibres, and/or multi-core fibres and/or fewmode fibres can offer up to 100-fold capacity increase in future optical networks. The EU INSPACE project is working on the development of a complete spatial-spectral flexible optical networking solution, offering the
network ultra-high capacity, flexibility and energy efficiency required to meet the challenges of delivering exponentially growing traffic demands in the internet over the next twenty years. In this white paper we
present the motivation, vision and main research activities of the INSPACE consortium towards therealization of the overall project solution
| Original language | American English |
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| Type | Concept paper of INSPACE project |
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| Number of pages | 23 |
| State | Published - 2015 |