Evaluation of the Impact of Different SDM Switching Strategies in a Network Planning Scenario

• DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2016.tu2h.4
• Publication Date: 2016-03-14T15:37:53Z
• Authors: Behnam Shariati; Pouria Sayyad Kho...; José Manuel Rivas...; Shalva Ben-Ezra; Dimitrios Klonidis; Felipe Jiménez; Luis Velasco; Ioannis Tomkos
• Keywords: SDM switching strategies; Space division multiplexing; 0211 other engineering and technologies; Independent switching strategies; 02 engineering and technology; Dades -- Transmissió; 7. Clean energy; European backbone network; Network planning scenario; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Arquitectura de computadors; Data transmission systems; Optical switches; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; Telecommunication -- Switching systems; :Informàtica::Arquitectura de computadors [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]

We compare SDM joint and independent switching strategies in a planning scenario involving a European backbone network. Joint switching can achieve cost savings of 40-50% with a performance similar to that of independent switching.<br/>Peer Reviewed<br/>