Title :
Adaptive waveband switching in WDM networks
Author :
Wang, Yang ; Cao, Xiaojun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This work proposes an adaptive routing scheme based on ant optimization techniques and novel graph-based waveband assignment algorithm to accommodate and group online lightpath requests while minimizing the blocking and resources usages in WDM networks.
Keywords :
graph theory; optical fibre networks; optical switches; optimisation; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; adaptive routing scheme; adaptive waveband switching; ant optimization techniques; graph-based waveband assignment algorithm; online lightpath requests; Adaptive optics; Communication switching; Computer science; Costs; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Size control; Switches; WDM networks; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
