Title :
Traffic and λ grooming
Author_Institution :
Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econ., Hungary
Abstract :
The article gives an overview of traffic grooming and lambda grooming in multilayer networks, and discusses the advantages and drawbacks of these methods as well as applications and future alternative directions.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; routing protocols; technological forecasting; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; future directions; lambda grooming; multilayer networks; traffic grooming; Bandwidth; Costs; Frequency division multiplexing; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber cables; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiplexing; Traffic control;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MNET.2003.1188282
