SHEN Gang-xiang. Thoughts on Migration and Upgradation of Next Generation Optical Networks(Invited). [J]. (6):34-37(2017) DOI: 10.13756/j.gtxyj.2017.06.005.
Thoughts on Migration and Upgradation of Next Generation Optical Networks(Invited)
This article discusses the potential issues and challenges for the upgradation and migration of the next-generation optical network
and proposes the strategies of tackling these.Due to the increasing bidirectional asymmetry of traffic flows
we propose to separate the pair of transmitter and receiver in each optical transponder to encapsulate them in independent modules.To support the smooth migration from the Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing(DWDM)optical network to the flexiblespectrum optical network
we propose to employ the sub-band virtual concatenation technique to enable the transmission of super-channels in the DWDM network.We also discuss the strategies of using the new generation of colorless
directionless
contentionless
and gridless Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer(ROADM)to replace old ROADM in the optical network.In addition
the issues on enabling the communications between the new and old generations of ROADMs is also discussed.Finally
considering the reality that a large amount of fibers would be replaced in the coming years
we consider the issues and strategies of replacing old single-mode fibers with the new large effective area and ultra-low loss fibers.
关键词
光网络升级光网络演进流量非对称性频域子波段虚级联技术超低损耗光纤可重构光分插复用器
Keywords
optical network upgradationoptical network migrationbidirectional asymmetry of network traffic flowssub-band virtual concatenationultra-low loss fibersROADM