SDN enabled dynamically re-configurable low-cost ROADM nodes for metro networks
Netsanet M. Tessema, Bitao Pan, Xuwei Xue, F. Wang, Kristif Prifti, Eduardo Magelhaes, R. Stabile, Nicola Calabretta · 2019
We demonstrate dynamically re-configurable and contention-free metro-access ring based on low-cost SOA 2-degree mini-ROADMs providing both switching and amplification. Results show successful SDN-assisted multiple add/drop 10Gbps WDM traffic in metro-access ring with <;1 dB power penalty.