Computing approximate blocking probabilities for a class of all-optical networks

Author

Birman, Alexander

Author_Institution

IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

Volume

14

Issue

5

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

852

Lastpage

857

Abstract

We study a class of all-optical networks using wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and wavelength routing, in which a connection between a pair of nodes in the network is assigned a path and a wavelength on that path. Moreover, on the links of that path no other connection can share the assigned wavelength. Using a generalized reduced load approximation scheme we calculate the blocking probabilities for the optical network model for two routing schemes: fixed routing and least loaded routing

Keywords

optical fibre networks; probability; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; all-optical networks; approximate blocking probabilities; assigned wavelength; fixed routing; generalized reduced load approximation scheme; least loaded routing; wavelength routing; wavelength-division multiplexing; All-optical networks; Circuits; Computer networks; Heuristic algorithms; Integer linear programming; Optical fiber networks; Probability; Wavelength assignment; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.510908

Filename

510908