Enabling transparent technologies for the development of highly granular flexible optical cross-connects

Abstract

Flexible optical networking is identified today as the solution that offers smooth system upgradability towards Tb/s capacities and optimized use of network resources. However, in order to fully exploit the potentials of flexible spectrum allocation and networking, the development of a flexible switching node is required capable to adaptively add, drop and switch tributaries with variable bandwidth characteristics from/to ultra-high capacity wavelength channels at the lowest switching granularity. This paper presents the main concept and technology solutions envisioned by the EU funded project FOX-C, which targets the design, development and evaluation of the first functional system prototype of flexible add-drop and switching cross-connects. The key developments enable ultra-fine switching granularity at the optical subcarrier level, providing end-to-end routing of any tributary channel with flexible bandwidth down to 10Gb/s (or even lower) carried over wavelength superchannels, each with an aggregated capacity beyond 1Tb/s. © 2014 IEEE.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876599
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
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Event Title: 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 2014-07-06 - 2014-07-10
Uncontrolled Keywords: all-optical interferometric add drop,flexible optical networks,super-channel switching,wavelength selective switch,Computer Networks and Communications,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
ISBN: 978-1-4799-5600-5, 978-1-4799-5601-2
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2024 08:07
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2015 14:25
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PURE Output Type: Conference contribution
Published Date: 2014
Authors: Klonidis, D.
Sygletos, S. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-2063-8733)
Marom, D.M.
Fabbri, S. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1858-4211)
Ellis, A. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0417-0547)
Pincemin, E.
Betoule, C.
Thouenon, G.
Hillerkuss, D.
Baeuerle, B.
Josten, A.
Leuthold, J.
Zhao, J.
Ben-Ezra, S.
Ferran, J.F.
Angelou, M.
Papastergiou, G.
Zakynthinos, P.
Tomkos, I.

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