Title :
Grooming dynamic traffic in unidirectional SONET ring networks
Author :
Berry, R. ; Modiano, E.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We develop circuit assignment algorithms for dynamic traffic in SONET/WDM ring networks. We show that a significant reduction in the number of SONET multiplexers can be achieved by properly allocating SONET add drop multiplexers to nodes.
Keywords :
SONET; frequency allocation; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; SONET multiplexers; SONET/WDM ring networks; WDM; add drop multiplexers; circuit assignment algorithms; dynamic traffic; unidirectional SONET ring networks; Add-drop multiplexers; Bidirectional control; Circuits; Costs; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Optical add-drop multiplexers; SONET; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767795