Effects of wavelength routing and selection algorithms on wavelength conversion gain in WDM optical networks

Author

Karasan, Ezhan ; Ayanoglu, Ender

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

5-9 Aug. 1996

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

44

Abstract

We propose two k shortest path algorithms for selecting the route-wavelength pair in WDM networks with and without wavelength converters with orders of magnitude larger conversion gains as compared to conventional routing. We state a conclusion on the use of wavelength converters in long-distance networks.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; probability; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical networks; conversion gains; long-distance networks; route-wavelength pair; shortest path algorithms; wavelength conversion gain; wavelength routing algorithms; wavelength selection algorithms; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic integrated circuits; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Applications of Lasers in Materials Processing/Broadband Optical Networks/Smart Pixels/Optical MEMs and Their Applications. IEEE/LEOS 1996 Summer Topical Meetings:

Conference_Location

Keystone, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3175-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1996.540704

Filename

540704