Title :
Blocking probability of a centralized switch with shared wavelength conversion
Author :
Narula-Tam, Aradhana ; Brady, Mark H. ; Finn, Steven G. ; Lin, Philip J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a new blocking probability model for a centralized switch with shared wavelength conversion. The ingress and egress link wavelengths are selectable. A small number of converters achieves the performance of full conversion.
Keywords :
network topology; optical fibre networks; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; probability; wavelength division multiplexing; blocking probability; centralized switch; egress link wavelength; ingress link wavelength; shared wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
