Design and Assessment of FM-MCFs-Suited SDM-ROADMs with Versatile Spatial Group Configurations and Unified QoT Estimator


Por: Rumipamba-Zambrano, R., Munoz, R, Casellas, R., Perelló, J., Spadaro, S., Elfiqi, A.E.

Publicada: 1 ene 2020
Categoría: Atomic and molecular physics, and optics

Resumen:
In this article, we focus on the design of different node architectures suitable for few-mode multi-core fibers (FM-MCFs) based networks. Both dimensions, core and mode, open different possible ways to group spatial channels depending on the physical impairments of the space-division multiplexed (SDM) optical fibers. Moreover, the channel switching across a group of cores/modes at once and the end-to-end routing are not only mandatory aspects for certain spatial channels, but also recommendable in order to reduce the node complexity/cost. Thus, we propose various SDM-capable node architectures based on versatile and homogeneous spatial group configurations. Then, a unified physical-layer-aware Quality of Transmission (QoT) estimator is formulated to not only evaluate these node architectures in a simulation tool, but also validate them in a real experimental environment using a stateful path computation element (PCE) as a central controller. The obtained results disclose that the cost-efficient node design parameter, namely, the size of the spatial group G, depends on both the network and traffic profile size. Specifically, for a national optical backbone network equipped with a homogeneous and hexagonally arranged 6-weakly-coupled modes and 7-weakly-coupled cores fibers, G equals 6, while for a continental backbone network, G can raise up to 14. In any case, we demonstrate that the cost-benefit tradeoff in node design must be analyzed in detail in order to meet the huge traffic volumes of the next years. © 1983-2012 IEEE.

Filiaciones:
Rumipamba-Zambrano, R.:
 Corp Nacl Telecomunicac CNT EP, Quito 170518, Ecuador

 ABREC, Coordinac Invest & Innovac, Quito 170528, Ecuador

 Inst Appl Sustainabil Res, Quito 170528, Ecuador

Munoz, R:
 Ctr Tecnol Telecomunicac Catalunya, Barcelona 08860, Spain

Casellas, R.:
 Ctr Tecnol Telecomunicac Catalunya, Barcelona 08860, Spain

Perelló, J.:
 Univ Politecn Cataluna, Barcelona Tech, Adv Broadband Commun Ctr, Barcelona 08034, Spain

Spadaro, S.:
 Univ Politecn Cataluna, Barcelona Tech, Adv Broadband Commun Ctr, Barcelona 08034, Spain

Elfiqi, A.E.:
 Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 2778583, Japan

 Menoufia Univ, Fac Elect Engn, Elect & Elect Commun Engn Dept, Menoufia 32952, Egypt
ISSN: 15582213
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855-4141 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 38 Número: 22
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WOS Id: 000583494400001
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