Title :
Impact of traffic topology on wavelength demand in wavelength routed optical networks
Author :
Richter, A. ; Blankenhorn, T. ; Auernhammer, T. ; Zaiser, T. ; Lankl, B.
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
We present heuristic formulas derived from simulations to estimate the wavelength demand in photonic networks. Simple and general formulas may help carriers and technical sales to reduce network planning costs.
Keywords :
network topology; numerical analysis; optical communication; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; heuristic formula; network planning; photonic networks; traffic topology; wavelength demand; wavelength routed optical network; Boundary conditions; Costs; Intelligent networks; Marketing and sales; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248355
