Modelling optical network components: A network simulator-based approach

Author

Miletic, Vedran ; Mikac, Branko ; Dzanko, Matija

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf., Univ. of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

fYear

2012

fDate

25-27 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The paper describes the design goals and methodology in creating a new model of optical telecommunication network. The model is implemented by discrete-event network simulator ns-3. The advantages of using the existing simulator core infrastructure provided by ns-3 are analyzed and compared to building own simulator from scratch, or selecting a tool among other existing simulators such as ns-2, OMNeT++, and OPNET. The requirements for feature functionality are outlined and high-level overview of the model architecture and its components are provided. Finally, the possibilities for extending the model in future research and development work are described.

Keywords

discrete event simulation; optical communication; discrete-event network simulator; network simulator-based approach; ns-3; optical network components; optical telecommunication network; Integrated circuit modeling; Object oriented modeling; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; WDM networks; modelling; optical networks; reliability; simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications (BIHTEL), 2012 IX International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Sarajevo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4875-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-4874-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BIHTEL.2012.6412064

Filename

6412064