Metro Access Network with Convergence of Coherent and Analog RoF Data Services

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the performance of analog radio-over-fiber signals in converged metro access networks, focusing on spectral efficiency and coexistence with coherent signals over a testbed.

Contribution

It introduces an analysis of variable bandwidth analog RoF signals within unoccupied spectral spaces of telecom-grade ROADM channels for converged networks.

Findings

Analog RoF signals can coexist with coherent signals in unfilled spectral spaces.

Spectral resource utilization can be improved through this convergence.

Performance metrics indicate feasible integration in practical networks.

Abstract

Efficient use of spectral resources will be an important aspect of converged access network deployment. This work analyzes the performance of variable bandwidth Analog Radio-over-Fiber signals transmitted in the unfilled spectral spaces of telecom-grade ROADM channels dedicated for coherent signals transmission over the OpenIreland testbed.