Abstract
Upgrading the capacity of backbone optical networks while delivering contents to the end-users with a reduced cost per bit is a day-by-day challenge of network operators. In this paper, we first discuss several mid-term options for capacity upgrades including migration to multi-fibre and multi-band systems (utilizing amplification systems with bandwidth extending over the C+L or the S+C+L bands). The multi-band approach is shown to be more cost-effective than the multi-fibre approach under certain circumstances. We then focus on space-division multiplexing (SDM) based networks as the ultimate solution to address the capacity crunch. We compare the performance and infrastructure cost of possible SDM switching options for a solution based on bundles of single-mode fibres as a first pragmatic generation of SDM networks. We show that the use of spatial-group switching reduces the switching-related infrastructure cost of the SDM network and can also lead to extra cost savings due to sharing of elements in other parts of the network.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 21st European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2016 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 35-40 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509002962 |
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| State | Published - 7 Jul 2016 |
| Event | 21st European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2016 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 1 Jun 2016 → 3 Jun 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | 2016 21st European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2016 |
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Conference
| Conference | 21st European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, NOC 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 1/06/16 → 3/06/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 IEEE.
Keywords
- Multi-band
- Raman systems
- SDM switches
- Spatial super-channel
- network cost