Title :
Optimal placement of combined 2R/3R regenerators in WDM networks
Author :
Patel, Ankitkumar N. ; Ji, Philip N. ; Nag, Avishek ; Huang, Yua-Kai ; Ip, Ezra ; Chandrasekaran, Ramaswami ; Jue, Jason P.
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We address the cost-effective 2R/3R regenerators placement problem. An optimal polynomial-time algorithm for line network topologies and a heuristic for mesh network topologies are proposed. The benefits of combined 2R/3R regenerators placement are evaluated.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; telecommunication network topology; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; combined 2R-3R regenerators; heuristic; line network topologies; mesh network topologies; optimal placement; optimal polynomial-time algorithm; Bit error rate; Heuristic algorithms; Network topology; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276506
