Fibre Cross Connect vs. Stacked-WDM Capacity and Cost Assessment in Fibre-rich Optical Core Networks
Konferenz: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
22.09.2024-26.09.2024 in Frankfurt, Germany
Tagungsband: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024
Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
Autoren:
Szczerban, Mijail; Zami, Thierry; Bidkar, Sarvesh; Kelly, Colin; Neilson, David; Ryf, Roland; Simsarian, Jesse
Inhalt:
This article compares node cost and network capacity of stacked-WDM to fibre cross-connect (FXC) node architectures in fibre-rich scenarios. FXC-based architectures can achieve a cost reduction of up to 80% and provide higher network capacity in large connection request scenarios.