Abstract

We propose a novel digital signal processing architecture for a coherent receiver that allows instantaneous and hitless variable baud rate transmission for integer sub-division values. This solution allows the receiver to self-adapt a new baud rate without processing modification, re-initialization, or any knowledge of the transmission speed modification. As for implantation concern, this architecture requires negligible extra logic compared to the standard one. Its development and operation developed on a simulation basis are presented; then its dynamic behavior and performance are demonstrated in a real-time experiment attesting a zero-bit loss. We also show how an in-line auto-negotiation protocol between a transmitter and a receiver minimizing the mediation through the control plane can leverage this instantaneous baud rate variation.

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