Throughput Increase in Multi-Fiber Networks using Partial Lane-Change Capabilities
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Karandin, Oleg; Musumeci, Francesco; Pointurier, Yvan; Tornatore, Massimo
- Source
- 2024 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2024. :1-3 Mar, 2024
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Photonics and Electrooptics
Costs
Network topology
Optical add-drop multiplexers
Throughput
Optical fiber communication
Topology
(060.4250) Networks
(060.4510) Optical communications
- Language
Effective application of lane change in multi-fiber (MF) networks is hindered by limitations in WSS-size in ROADMs. We show that introducing lane-change only at degree-2 nodes leads to significant throughput increase, for a commensurate additional equipment cost.