Electrical and Computer Engineering Department-College of Engineering-Sultan Qaboos University
Design of DWDM Network for Omantel Main Nodes & Analysis of
Scalability Issues for Higher Bit Rates
Hamad Ali AL Mahrooqi
Abstract
In this thesis we will examine the design of Omantel DWDM upgrade project and simulate some
of extreme scenarios. We shall utilize field data and vendor specifications to simulate the
projects created by the OptSim software to bring the simulation process near to the reality. The
upgrade project brings with it its new challenges as well as the benefits. Those challenges were
not faced as such by telecom operators. Hence there will be a consideration devoted to the
dispersion compensation scheme utilized with this project and its risks in changing system
specification and parameters. Some of theoretical DWDM challenges and fiber nonlinearities are
linked to Omantel upgrade project. The main concerns will be the Chromatic Dispersion (CD),
Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) and the nonlinear effects. Then we confirm that the design
has enough margins to deliver the capacity and the resilience that it is designed for.