A network, comprising: a plurality of nodes (410, 420, 430, 440, 450) connected to one another, wherein at least one first node of the plurality of nodes comprises: one or more transponders (550, 552, 554, 556) configured to: receive optical signals having a first set of wavelengths at a first degree of a plurality of degrees in the at least one first node; convert the received optical signals into electrical signals; and regenerate optical signals by generating, based on the electrical signals, optical signals having a second set of wavelengths; and one or more switches configured to route the regenerated optical signals to one or more of the plurality of degrees of the at least one first node, wherein the first node in the network has a first edge connecting to a second node of the network and a second edge connected to a third node of the network, and wherein the first node in the network is configured to: convert a received optical signal of a first capacity into a first electrical signal; split the first electrical signal into a plurality of electrical signals each having a capacity smaller than the first capacity; and regenerate optical signals by converting each of the plurality of electrical signals into a new optical signal to be transmitted through the second edge, and wherein the second node and the third node are configured to communicate with each other through optical signals of a first wavelength along the first edge and optical signals of a second wavelength along the second edge, wherein the optical signals are converted from the first wavelength to the second wavelength at the first node. a plurality of nodes (410, 420, 430, 440, 450) connected to one another, wherein at least one first node of the plurality of nodes comprises: one or more transponders (550, 552, 554, 556) configured to: receive optical signals having a first set of wavelengths at a first degree of a plurality of degrees in the at least one first node; convert the received optical signals into electrical signals; and regenerate optical signals by generating, based on the electrical signals, optical signals having a second set of wavelengths; and receive optical signals having a first set of wavelengths at a first degree of a plurality of degrees in the at least one first node; convert the received optical signals into electrical signals; and regenerate optical signals by generating, based on the electrical signals, optical signals having a second set of wavelengths; and one or more switches configured to route the regenerated optical signals to one or more of the plurality of degrees of the at least one first node, wherein the first node in the network has a first edge connecting to a second node of the network and a second edge connected to a third node of the network, and wherein the first node in the network is configured to: convert a received optical signal of a first capacity into a first electrical signal; split the first electrical signal into a plurality of electrical signals each having a capacity smaller than the first capacity; and regenerate optical signals by converting each of the plurality of electrical signals into a new optical signal to be transmitted through the second edge, and wherein the second node and the third node are configured to communicate with each other through optical signals of a first wavelength along the first edge and optical signals of a second wavelength along the second edge, wherein the optical signals are converted from the first wavelength to the second wavelength at the first node. convert a received optical signal of a first capacity into a first electrical signal; split the first electrical signal into a plurality of electrical signals each having a capacity smaller than the first capacity; and regenerate optical signals by converting each of the plurality of electrical signals into a new optical signal to be transmitted through the second edge, and wherein the second node and the third node are configured to communicate with each other through optical signals of a first wavelength along the first edge and optical signals of a second wavelength along the second edge, wherein the optical signals are converted from the first wavelength to the second wavelength at the first node.