Title :
Capacity Allocation in Optical Networks under Dynamic Lightpath Demands
Author :
Gangxiang Shen ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We present a new approach for greenfield and incremental optical network capacity allocation under dynamic lightpath demands. The method can improve lightpath blocking performance by one or two orders of magnitude compared to conventional designs.
Keywords :
channel allocation; channel capacity; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; capacity allocation; lightpath blocking; optical networks; Algorithm design and analysis; Capacity planning; Computational modeling; Demand forecasting; Discrete event simulation; Economic forecasting; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Performance evaluation; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528664
