Title :
Complexity and flexible grid networks
Author :
Tornatore, Massimo ; Rottondi, Cristina ; Rizzelli, Giuseppe ; Morea, Annalisa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Inf. & Bioeng, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
For the optimization of routing and spectrum allocation in a FlexiGrid Networks, we explore the tradeoff between network cost and problem complexity according to the following aspects: traffic grooming, regeneration, modulation/baud-rate assignment.
Keywords :
channel allocation; optical fibre networks; optimisation; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; flexible grid networks; flexigrid networks; modulation/baud-rate assignment; routing optimization; spectrum allocation; traffic grooming; traffic regeneration; Complexity theory; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Repeaters; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W3A.1
