Title :
Waveband switching networks with limited wavelength conversion
Author :
Cao, Xiaojun ; Anand, Vishal ; Li, Jikai ; Xin, Chunsheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY, USA
fDate :
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We study reconfigurable multi-granular optical cross-connects (MG-OXCs) in waveband switching networks with limited wavelength conversion and propose a heuristic algorithm to minimize the number of used wavelength converters while reducing the blocking probability.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; photonic switching systems; probability; telecommunication network routing; MG-OXC; blocking probability; heuristic algorithm; reconfigurable multigranular optical cross-connects; waveband switching networks; wavelength conversion; wavelength converters; wavelength routed networks; Computer architecture; Computer science; Costs; Heuristic algorithms; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2005.1461692
