In this work we detail the strategies adopted in the European research project IDEALIST to
overcome the predicted data plane capacity crunch in optical networks. In order for core and …

This chapter discusses the changes in technology option or design to support the elastic
concept in an optical network. Next, it introduces in detail some practical aspects of the …

Worldwide operator deployment of high-speed 100G coherent optical networks is currently
underway. To ensure a competitive solution offering significant performance improvements …

Optical networks are undergoing significant changes, fueled by the exponential growth of
traffic due to multimedia services and by the increased uncertainty in predicting the sources …

Flexgrid technology is now considered to be a promising solution for future high-speed
network design. In this context, we need a tutorial that covers the key aspects of elastic …

Rigid fixed-grid wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical networks can no longer
keep up with the emerging bandwidth-hungry and highly dynamic services in an efficient …

Emerging services and applications demanding high bitrate and stringent quality of service
requirements are pushing telecom operators to upgrade their core networks based on …

Elastic optical networks (EON) have been proposed to meet the network capacity and
dynamicity challenges. Hardware and software resource optimization and re-configurability …

In this paper, we examine how typical transmission systems can be made tunable in
datarate, up to 100 Gb/s, through modulation-format versatility. We investigate through …

The rapid growth in communications and internet has changed our way of life, and our
requirement for communication bandwidth. Optical networks can enable us to meet the …