A tutorial on the flexible optical networking paradigm: State of the art, trends, and research challenges

I Tomkos, S Azodolmolky, J Sole-Pareta… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

Routing and spectrum allocation algorithms for elastic optical networks with dedicated path protection

K Walkowiak, M Klinkowski, B Rabiega… - Optical Switching and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Elastic optical network (EON) architectures have been recently proposed as a candidate
solution for provisioning of both huge bandwidth and flexible connections in next generation …

Challenges and requirements of a control plane for elastic optical networks

J Sócrates-Dantas, D Careglio, J Perelló, RM Silveira… - Computer Networks, 2014 - Elsevier
Elastic optical networks have emerged as a promising technology for the efficient use of
optical network resources. Its adaptable characteristics and adjustable data rate enable …

On the usage of flexible transponder in survivable transparent flex-grid optical network

HD Thanh, M Morvan, P Gravey - 2014 9th International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transparent optical networks offers several potential advantages such as significant cost
reduction, footprints and power saving by eliminating unnecessary optical-electrical-optical …

On the advantages of co-ofdm transponder in network-side protection

P Gravey, D Hai, M Morvan - Photonics in Switching, 2014 - opg.optica.org
On the Advantages of CO-OFDM transponder in Network-Side Protection Page 1 PW1B.3.pdf
Advanced Photonics for Communications © 2014 OSA On the Advantages of CO-OFDM …

ILP model and algorithms for restoration of anycast flows in elastic optical networks

K Walkowiak, M Kucharzak, P Kopeć… - 2014 6th International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Elastic Optical Network (EON) is a promising technology proposed recently to provide
flexible and multi-bitrate data transmission in the optical layer. EONs utilize various …

Contribution to Flexible Optical Network Design: Spectrum Assignment and Protection

HD Thanh - 2014 - hal.science
The explosive growth of Internet traffic driven by proliferation of broadband services
necessitates for a paradigm change in transport network. Introducing flexibility into optical …

Recent advances in elastic optical networking

T Tanaka, M Jinno - IEICE Transactions on Communications, 2014 - search.ieice.org
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 …

Inter-Datacenter Connectivity in Flexgrid-based Optical Networks

A Asensio García - 2014 - upcommons.upc.edu
The huge energy consumption of datacenters (DC) requires an elastic resource
management, eg by turning servers off when they are not used or turning them on to satisfy …