Title :
Cost-conscious impairment-aware routing
Author :
Carpenter, Tamra J. ; Menendez, Ronald C. ; Shallcross, David F. ; Gannett, Joel W. ; Jackel, Janet ; Von Lehmen, Ann C.
Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol. Inc., Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a method for impairment-aware routing in transparent networks that allows constraint dependencies and objectives minimizing regeneration cost. The method is guaranteed to identify impairment-feasible paths when they exist and uses transponder resources efficiently.
Keywords :
cost reduction; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; telecommunication network routing; transponders; cost-conscious routing; impairment-aware routing; impairment-feasible paths; regeneration cost; transparent networks; transponder resources;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
