Title :
Cost-Efficient Optical Network Architectures
Author :
Weichenberg, Guy ; Chan, Vincent W S ; Medard, Muriel
Author_Institution :
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 32-D678, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA, gew@mit.edu
Abstract :
We conduct a throughput-cost study of several (hybrid) multi-tiered optical network architectures comprising two large groups of users, each in a distinct MAN, which wish to communicate over a WAN.
Keywords :
Communication switching; Costs; Network topology; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Processor scheduling; Switches; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801306
