• DocumentCode
    1590800
  • Title

    Defragmentation of transparent Flexible optical WDM (FWDM) networks

  • Author

    Patel, Ankitknmar N. ; Ji, Philip N. ; Jue, Jason P. ; Wang, Ting

  • Author_Institution
    NEC Labs. of America, Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We introduce the network defragmentation problem for FWDM networks, formulate it, and propose heuristics. The network defragmentation process consolidates the available spectrum significantly while minimizing the number of interrupted connections.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; FWDM networks; interrupted connections; network defragmentation problem; transparent flexible optical WDM networks; Algorithm design and analysis; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875583