Potential of WDM packets

The need for ultra-low latencies fronthaul/backhaul solutions for the 5G as well as the need for low energy consumption technologies in a cost-effective way push constructors of equipment to propose disruptive approaches offering new KPIs for ICT. This paper will then draw the potential of WDM packets in terms of energy consumption and cost gains when compared to classical approaches. The study will be completed with additional studies showing that this technology has the potential to efficiently reduce the end-to-end latency of networks. This work is partly funded by the ANR N-GREEN project.