Title :
Dynamic routing, rearrangement, and defragmentation in WDM ring networks
Author :
Hunter, D.K. ; Marcenac, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Simulation studies of dynamic routing with rearrangement in WDM ring networks indicate that up to five addition paths maybe accommodated with 16 wavelengths. Dynamic alteration of a wavelength is necessary to achieve this.
Keywords :
Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication network routing; Wavelength division multiplexing; WDM ring networks; addition paths; defragmentation; dynamic routing; dynamic wavelength alteration; rearrangement; Hard disks; Hardware; Intelligent networks; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868404
