Fibre Cross Connect vs. Stacked-WDM Capacity and Cost Assessment in Fibre-rich Optical Core Networks
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:
Szczerban, Mijail; Zami, Thierry; Bidkar, Sarvesh; Kelly, Colin; Neilson, David; Ryf, Roland; Simsarian, Jesse
Abstract:
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.