Title :
Blocking and Waveband Assignment in WDM Networks with Limited Reconfigurability
Author :
Turkcu, Onur ; Subramaniam, Suresh
Author_Institution :
George Washington Univ., Washington
Abstract :
In this paper, we show quantitatively the benefits of using reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs) with limited tunable transponders in all-optical networks. We compare two transponder sharing models and two waveband assignment schemes.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; all-optical networks; limited reconfigurability; limited tunable transponders; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; waveband assignment; All-optical networks; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Transceivers; Transponders; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348779
