2019/07/19 by Ítalo Brasileiro, Brasileiro, Ítalo, Lucas Costa +5
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Optical Network Technologies #Advanced Photonic Communication Systems #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Optical Network Technologies #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1907.08538
37 pages, 17 figures
arxiv created 2019/07/19 · openalex publication_date 2019/07/19 · arxiv updated 2019/07/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Elastic Optical Networks (EON) emerge as a viable solution to supply the current growing demand for bandwidth. With the application of multi-core fibers (MCF) in EON links, it is possible to increase the availability of spectral resources. An EON network with MCF enables Space-Division Multiplexing (SDM), allowing the use of more resources in the fibers and increasing the capacity of attending circuit requests. However, the use of SDM brings some problems of interference between the circuits of a fiber, with greater emphasis on crosstalk interference. In this paper, some important concepts around EON are presented, along with the characterization of SDM technology. The Routing, Modulation, Spectrum and Core Allocation (RMSCA) problem is also characterized, and some solutions currently found in the literature are cited. After, the impact of crosstalk interference is discussed, and which elements are responsible for its occurrence. The paper is concludes with an evaluation of the state of the art, and the discrimination of the main points found from the study of papers related to the SDM-EON scenario.