Open AccessAdvantages of IP over elastic optical networks using multi-flow transponders from cost and equipment count aspects
Author(s) -
Takafumi Tanaka,
Akira Hirano,
Masahiko Jinno
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.22.000062
Subject(s) - transponder (aeronautics) , computer science , optical ip switching , bandwidth (computing) , networking hardware , computer network , optics , electronic engineering , internet protocol , the internet , engineering , physics , world wide web , aerospace engineering
To evaluate the cost efficiency of IP over elastic optical network architectures, we use a multi-layer network design scheme that covers network to node equipment level. An evaluation in a static traffic environment shows that the multi-flow optical transponder-based elastic optical network reduces total cost as well as equipment counts compared to other elastic network models based on fixed-rate, mixed-line-rate and bandwidth-variable transponders.