Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Tech Update: Doubling Optical Transmission Capacity with C+ L-band

How can network operators increase the capacity of the optical transport network? 

There are 2 ways: increase the bits-per-hertz or increase the amount of spectrum.  This video explores the second option -- how operators can leverage an additional 4.8 THz spectrum in the L-band to double the capacity of the network.  

https://youtu.be/nklCbT8EW8s

Infinera's Robert Shore and Arelion's Mattias Fridström discuss how the upgrade of an existing Infinera FlexILS flexible-grid line system to support the L-band on Arelion's high-traffic route from Ashburn to Atlanta. 

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