Title :
Wavelength requirement of mesh-restorable multi-wavelength optical networks
Author :
Poppe, E. ; Demeester, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
This article shows that a well thought-out algorithm can decrease the number of optical channels needed to accommodate an optical path demand while ensuring total restorability from single link failures by fifteen percent compared to existing algorithms
Keywords :
wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; algorithm; mesh-restorable multi-wavelength optical networks; optical channel number requirement; optical path demand; single link failures; total restorability; wavelength requirement;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971512
