Title :
Design of hybrid waveband-switched networks with OEO traffic grooming
Author :
Yao, S. ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that WDM mesh networks consisting of hybrid hierarchical switches (with all-optical waveband switching and OEO traffic grooming) can significantly reduce cost over conventional OEO networks. We also present heuristics to design such networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; OEO traffic grooming; WDM mesh networks; all-optical waveband switching; hybrid hierarchical switches; hybrid waveband-switched networks; networks design; Costs; Network topology; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Switches; Switching circuits; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248134
