Evaluating Capacity Scaling Strategies for Cost-Efficient Optical Network Evolution

Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026 2026

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Authors: Muhammad Umar Masood, Sanwal Zeb, Ihtesham Khan, Vittorio Curri
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2026.w4a.1
Cited by: 1
References: 6

Abstract

We present a techno-economic framework assessing transceiver, spectral, and spatial scaling strategies on the German core network, quantifying capacity, CAPEX, and Cost/Tb, and deriving operator strategies for cost-efficient, scalable optical network evolution.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Optical Network Technologies Optical Network Technologies Advanced Photonic Communication Systems

Publication details

Journal / source
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
Pages
W4A.1–W4A.1
Publication date
1 January 2026