Title :
Cost-efficient non-blocking WDM network ppgrade
Author :
Roy, Rajesh ; Tornatore, Massimo
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Davis, CA
Abstract :
We investigate methods for periodic capacity upgrades (namely Network Engineering) to handle traffic growth in optical WDM mesh networks. Significant cost savings can be achieved by upgrading capacity of appropriate links at appropriate times.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; cost-efficient nonblocking; mesh network upgrade; periodic capacity upgrade; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Capacity planning; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Mathematical model; Mesh networks; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.4256);
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
