Scaling and Autonomous Operation of Future Transport 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:
Simsarian, Jesse E.; Neilson, David T.; Kelly, Colin; Szczerban, Mijail; Katransky, John; McKay, Brad; Ryf, Roland; Zami, Thierry

Abstract:
Capacity growth of terrestrial optical networks is continuing by deploying multiple fibers per direction for spatial division multiplexing. We discuss introducing spatial switching to manage these fibers and methods to achieve autonomous network operation with AI and network digital twins.