Optical-computing-enabled network: An avant-garde architecture to sustain traffic growth
A new architectural paradigm for future optical transport network, namely, optical-computing-enabled networking, is presented. As a major departure from traditional optical-bypass framework, the new paradigm is grounded on the idea of permitting superposition of transitional lightpaths crossing the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Results in Optics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950123001566 |
| Summary: | A new architectural paradigm for future optical transport network, namely, optical-computing-enabled networking, is presented. As a major departure from traditional optical-bypass framework, the new paradigm is grounded on the idea of permitting superposition of transitional lightpaths crossing the same intermediate node to produce a more spectrally efficient lightpath bringing about spectral savings and potentially greater energy efficiency. A case study focusing on optical aggregation is provided to highlight how advantageous the proposed architecture is in comparison with the conventional one. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-9501 |