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The use of optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs) is considered as a possible way to save the number of transponders required at a network node by optically bypassing wavelengths that do not need to be dropped. There are many different flavors of OADMs offered by vendors. In this paper, we give a taxonomy of OADMs from the perspectives of both technology considerations and possible implications on network performance. The purpose of the taxonomy is to serve as a frame work for cost and performance studies on dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical transmission systems.
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Lam, C.F., Frigo, N.J. & Feuer, M.D. A Taxonomical Consideration of Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers. Photonic Network Communications 3, 327–333 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011957227448
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