Modulation Format-aware Re-Optimization in Flexgrid Optical Networks: Concept and Experimental Assessment

A modulation format-aware algorithm to re-optimize resource utilization after a link repair is proposed. The proposed workflow implemented on an ABNO architecture and protocol extensions for SBVT and modulation format selection are experimentally assessed in a distributed test-bed.Grant numbers : The research leading to these results has received funding from the FARO (TEC2012-38119) project.© 2015 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works