VPIlinkConfigurator™ Version 3.1
The new release of VPIlinkConfigurator offers enhanced network editing and scripting capabilities as well as support for linear and branched topologies.
VPIlinkConfigurator enables engineers to design complete optical networks without the inaccuracies resulting from over simplification or the decomposition of complex networks down to a collection of linear links. Thus, users can respond more quickly and easily to optical network design tasks, product application requests and Requests For Quote (RFQs).
Version 3.1 provides the topology editor with two modes of display when designing branched WDM systems. Using the new Graph view, the user can define arbitrary physical and logical topologies by placing nodes, creating links and assigning traffic demands in a two-dimensional image. This view also allows for the addition of links, facilities and traffic demands using a simple and intuitive drag-and-drop approach. The Level view shows a two-dimensional image of the system topology that represents the structure of branches. Links can be represented as a series of facilities, or as a series of photonic instances which are contained within the facilities.
Branched WDM system design: Optical Channel Assignment table (top),
Topology editor in Graph view (center) and Level view (bottom).
The templates library of Photonic Item Types and System Engineering Rules has been extended and improved. This includes greatly enhanced templates for EDFA and Raman amplifiers, improved templates for E/O and O/E interfaces, new templates for passive optical mux and demux. Utilizing a powerful API, traffic demands can be im/exported and all device configuration and performance can be manipulated or exported in conjunction with third party applications such as spreadsheets or databases.
VPIlinkConfigurator version 3.1 designs take into account most important impairments including linear and nonlinear fiber effects. For more in depth analysis, designs can be exported to VPItransmissionMaker for more detailed expert simulations. VPItransmissionMaker also offers means for tracking signal properties (such as powers, CD, SPM, DGD, OSNR and BER-limits) along the fiber link, and visualizing them versus distance, frequency or time without the need to run time intensive simulations. I addition, it supports quick assessment of signal quality measures in WDM transmission systems using given or self-written engineering design rules.
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