Title :
Routing, wavelength assignment, and spectrum allocation in wavelength-convertible flexible optical WDM (WC-FWDM) networks
Author :
Patel, Ankitkumar ; Ji, Philip ; Jue, Jason P. ; Ting Wang
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. of America, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the routing, wavelength assignment, and spectrum allocation problem in WC-FWDM networks for the first time. The benefits of full, limited, sparse, and limited range wavelength conversion capabilities are evaluated in WC-FWDM networks.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WC-FWDM networks; full wavelength conversion; limited range wavelength conversion; routing; sparse wavelength conversion; spectrum allocation; wavelength assignment; wavelength-convertible flexible optical WDM networks; Availability; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Resource management; Routing; Wavelength assignment;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
