A DIGITAL SUBCARRIER OPTICAL NETWORK UTILIZING DIGITAL SUBCARRIER CROSS-CONNECTS WITH INCREASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY

摘要

The present technology provides reduced power dissipation at the optical transport network layer by utilizing Digital Subcarrier Optical Networks (DSON) executed on a digital subcarrier cross-connect architecture. DSON has advantages for wireless communications due to its spectral efficiency and robustness against signal corruption and consumes less energy than traditional electric switches.