• DocumentCode
    3076990
  • 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
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    2-6 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    429
  • Lastpage
    430
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
  • Conference_Location
    Busan
  • ISSN
    2166-8884
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0976-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2166-8884
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECC.2012.6276506
  • Filename
    6276506