Recent Advances in Elastic Optical Networking

Takafumi TANAKA; Masahiko JINNO

doi:10.1587/transcom.E97.B.1252

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Recent Advances in Elastic Optical Networking

Takafumi TANAKA, Masahiko JINNO

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Many detailed studies ranging from networking to hardware as well as standardization activities over the last few years have advanced the performance of the elastic optical network. Thanks to these intensive works, the elastic optical network has been becoming feasible. This paper reviews the recent advances in the elastic optical network from the aspects of networking technology and hardware design. For the former, we focus on the efficient elastic network design technology related to routing and spectrum assignment (RSA) of elastic optical paths including network optimization or standardization activities, and for the latter, two key enabling technologies are discussed: elastic transponders/regenerators and gridless optical switches. Making closely-dependent networking and hardware technologies work synergistically is the key factor in implementing truly effective elastic optical networks.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications Vol.E97-B No.7 pp.1252-1258

Publication Date: 2014/07/01

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Online ISSN: 1745-1345

DOI: 10.1587/transcom.E97.B.1252

Type of Manuscript: Special Section INVITED PAPER (Joint Special Section on Opto-electronics and Communications for Future Optical Network)

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Takafumi TANAKA
NTT Corporation
Masahiko JINNO
Kagawa University

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elastic optical network, network design, routing and spectrum assignment, elastic transponder

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Takafumi TANAKA, Masahiko JINNO, "Recent Advances in Elastic Optical Networking" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications, vol. E97-B, no. 7, pp. 1252-1258, July 2014, doi: 10.1587/transcom.E97.B.1252.
Abstract: Many detailed studies ranging from networking to hardware as well as standardization activities over the last few years have advanced the performance of the elastic optical network. Thanks to these intensive works, the elastic optical network has been becoming feasible. This paper reviews the recent advances in the elastic optical network from the aspects of networking technology and hardware design. For the former, we focus on the efficient elastic network design technology related to routing and spectrum assignment (RSA) of elastic optical paths including network optimization or standardization activities, and for the latter, two key enabling technologies are discussed: elastic transponders/regenerators and gridless optical switches. Making closely-dependent networking and hardware technologies work synergistically is the key factor in implementing truly effective elastic optical networks.
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