Title :
Optical Transmission Links Design Technique
Author :
Mahlab, Uri ; Dolev, Elli
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Commun. Eng., Holon Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
This paper describes an optimization process based on a genetic algorithm for choosing the proper network equipment in a link of an optical fiber network, to yield a desired design having a minimal cost. The network equipment has several different types of optical amplifiers and dispersion compensation modules, providing flexibility in achieving the technical requirements. This approach minimizes a defined figure of merit, taking into consideration the equipment cost and the network quality of service. The optimization process introduces a significant scaleable solution in computing time as well as in memory usage
Keywords :
genetic algorithms; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; quality of service; dispersion compensation modules; genetic algorithm; optical amplifiers; optical fiber network; optical transmission links design technique; optimization process; quality of service; Algorithm design and analysis; Cost function; Design optimization; Genetic algorithms; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical design techniques; Optical fiber networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; chromosomes; genetic algorithm (GA); genetic operation replacement; mutation; network design; network equipment; optical link; reproduction; selection; span;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248251
