Elastic optical path network architecture: Framework for spectrally-efficient and scalable future optical networks

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E95-B, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 706-713

  Jinno, Masahiko ^a   Takara, Hidehiko ^a   Sone, Yoshiaki ^a   Yonenaga, Kazushige ^a   Hirano, Akira ^a  

^a NTT Network Innovation Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastic optical path; IP network; Optical network; Spectrum efficiency; WDM

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ELASTIC OPTICAL PATH NETWORKS; ELASTIC OPTICAL PATHS; IP NETWORKS; NETWORK SCALABILITY; OPTICAL DOMAINS; OPTICAL LAYERS; OPTICAL PATH; SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

EID: 84857765281     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1587/transcom.E95.B.706     Document Type: Article

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