Performance of WDM core networks where preexisting wavelength-routing nodes interwork with 400ZR+ interfaces

Conference: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/22/2024 - 09/26/2024 at Frankfurt, Germany

Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Zami, Thierry; Rossi, Nicola; Lavigne, Bruno; Zsigmond, Szilard

Abstract:
This study examines to what extent core WDM fiber networks could efficiently rely (at least partly) on 400ZR+ interfaces handling 400 Gb/s 60.1 GBd 400ZR+ channels, especially for networks equipped with legacy wavelength-routing optical cross-connects.