[TuA1] Elastic Optical Networks

[TuA1-2] Benefit of Ageing of Margins in WDM Elastic Networks When Accounting for Regeneration

〇Thierry Zami¹, Nicola Rossi², Jelena Pesic² (¹Nokia, France, ²Nokia Bell Labs, France)

キーワード：Core Network and Subsystem, Physical impairment aware switched-network architectures

This work quantifies the ratio of transponders saved throughout the 10-year lives of 2 WDM networks by considering gradual ageing of systems margins versus their end-of-life values, and actual routing of channels with regeneration.