Planning fixed to flexgrid gradual migration: drivers and open issues

• Published in: IEEE communications magazine Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 70 - 76
• Main Authors: Ruiz, Marc, Velasco, Luis, Lord, Andrew, Fonseca, Daniel, Pioro, Michal, Wessaly, Roland, Fernandez-palacios, Juan P.
• Format: Magazine Article Publication
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering; Elektroteknik och elektronik; Engineering and Technology; Enginyeria de la telecomunicació; Fibra òptica; Fibres òptiques; Flexgrid Gradual migration; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Strategic planning; Teknik; Telecommunication network management; Telecomunicació òptica; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC

Flexgrid technology has recently been presented as the most promising option for upgrading the currently operating fixed grid optical networks and extending their capacity to be able to deal with the massive traffic volumes forecast for the next decade. Although the current traffic is successfully s...