Theoretical analyses of lightpath blocking performance in CO-OFDM optical networks with/without spectrum conversion

Limei Peng, Chan Hyun Youn, Chunming Qiao

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Abstract

This paper provides the first analysis of the impact of spectrum conversion on the lightpath blocking performance in the CO-OFDM optical networks. Two analytical models for the cases of using and not using spectrum convertors are developed for an H-hop end-to-end lightpath and a network, respectively. Numerical results show that the use of spectrum convertors can significantly improve the lightpath blocking performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6464494
Pages (from-to)789-792
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Communications Letters
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • CO-OFDM
  • lightpath blocking
  • spectrum assignment
  • spectrum continuity
  • spectrum conversion

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