Some Recent Topics in Physical-Layer System Standards
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Some Recent Topics in Physical-Layer System Standards. Felix Kapron Standards Engineering. Outline. Spectral Bands CWDM and DWDM New Broadband Fibre Chromatic Dispersion Limitations Issues with NRZ and RZ Transverse and Longitudinal Compatibility Conclusions.
Some Recent Topics in Physical-Layer System Standards
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Some Recent Topics inPhysical-Layer System Standards Felix Kapron Standards Engineering
Outline • Spectral Bands • CWDM and DWDM • New Broadband Fibre • Chromatic Dispersion Limitations • Issues with NRZ and RZ • Transverse and Longitudinal Compatibility • Conclusions
Spectral Band Conditions • The definition of bands is not for specification; that is left to systems Recommendations. • Not all fibres will use all bands for system operation or maintenance. • The U-band • for possible maintenance purposes only • fibre operation is not ensured there • must cause negligible interference to signals in other bands
Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing • To allow simultaneous transmission of several wavelengths with sufficient separation to permit the cost-effective use of • uncooled sources, allowing some wavelength drift with temperature • relaxed laser wavelength selection tolerances for higher yield • wide pass-band filters • Wavelength spacing no less than 20 nm is optimal. • Applications are to broadband access and metro.
DWDM Frequency Grid - G.694.1 • Moved out of obscure Annex A of G.692. • Channel spacings (in GHz) of 12.5, 25, 50, 100 and above. • Example: nominal central frequencies for 50 GHz spacing.Allowed channel frequencies (in THz): 193.1 + n 0.05where n is a positive or negative integer including zero
Advanced Fibres - G.scu • For broadband optical transport over theS + C + U bands, 1460 - 1625 nm • With chromatic dispersion coefficient (under study) • positive or negative • above zero in magnitude • to suppress four-wave mixing etc. in DWDM • not too large in magnitude • to avoid excessive dispersion compensation • With specified attributes for the fibre, cable, and link.
Broadband Fibre G.scu Dispersion Chromatic Dispersion Coefficient (ps/nm-km) positive dispersion Wavelength (nm) 1465 1625 negative dispersion
Chromatic Dispersion Limitations - old approach • Began with G.957 on SDH up to 2.5 Gbit/s • Continues through G.693 on intra-office systemsup to 40 Gbit/s • chromatic dispersion (ps/nm) =worst-case fibre chromatic dispersion coefficient (ps/nm-km) optical path length (km) • bit-rate CD source linewidth = number depending on desired power penalty • Allowed CD() determines the Tx wavelength window
CD Limitations - problems • Tied to fibre, not signal. • Sets an artificial fibre CD limit often far below what the signal will actually tolerate. • Can unnecessarily limit • transmitter wavelength window and spectral width • the added CDs of in-line components • Fails when the high bit-rate modulation spectrum is wider than the narrow-line source spectrum.
CD Limitations - new approach (Sup.dsn) • (bit-rate wavelength)2 CD = duty cycle number depending on desired power penalty • duty cycle: 1 for NRZ, 1 for RZ • leads to compensation requirements for longer 40G links (G.959.1) with tuning of ‘residual dispersion’.
10,000 Chromatic Dispersion(ps/nm) 1,000 100 10 1 10 100 Source 20-dB Width (GHz) Minimum CD Required for Several NRZ and RZBit-Rates and Power Penalties 1: 10G NRZ, 1dB penalty 2: 40G NRZ, 1dB penalty 3: 40G NRZ, 2dB penalty 4: 40G RZ (f=1/3), 2dB penalty 1 3 2 4
Issues with NRZ and RZ • RZ advantages • Lower energy per pulse reduces nonlinear effects. • May reduce requirements for 1st-order PMD. • RZ disadvantages • Increases signal bandwidth • lower tolerable chromatic dispersion of link • higher bandwidth at the receiver • more sensitive to 2nd-order PMD
RZ Issues for Different Applications • Optimal values of duty cycle • Other formats, e.g., CRZ • Maximum source linewidth • Maximum spectral density • Minimum contrast ratio • Maximum CD deviation • Maximum PMD • Partitioning and measurement of path penalties
MultiSpan Longitudinal Compatibility • All network elements come from one vendor. • Only the cable characteristics are specified • attenuation, CD, PMD, reflections, ...
Conclusions • Spectral bands and grids in wavelength & frequency have been well defined. • Work on a Recommendation on a new broadband fibre is beginning. • 40G applications require a different method of specifying chromatic dispersion; other applications may need corrections. • New RZ and NRZ applications are being developed. • Longitudinal and transverse compatibility is being actively discussed (with implications for a new IaDI Recommendation).