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

Emerging technologies such as spectrally efficient multicarrier higher order modulation and
bandwidth variable wavelength selective switches have led to a change in the optical …

Compared to legacy wavelength division multiplexing networks, elastic optical networks
(EONs) have added flexibility to network deployment and management. EONs can include …

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 …

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 …

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

Explains the importance of Elastic Optical Networks (EONs) and how they can be
implemented by the world's carriers This book discusses Elastic Optical Networks (EONs) …

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 …

Elastic optical networks enter as a promising technology for the future of high-capacity
networks. Its features provide flexibility and superior scalability in spectrum allocation …

As optical networks become increasingly flexible and software driven, network operators
need to reconsider their present mode of network planning and operation, which traditionally …