Open AccessElastic optical networks: Introduction
Author(s) -
Antonio Napoli,
Andrew Lord
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of optical communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.835
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1943-0639
pISSN - 1943-0620
DOI - 10.1364/jocn.8.00eon1
Subject(s) - communication, networking and broadcast technologies , photonics and electrooptics
This short introductory paper sets the scene for this special edition of the Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, which is focused on elastic optical networks (EONs). A brief overview of the field is given, followed by a summary of the five invited papers. This special edition is designed to provide a review of current EON technology.