Title :
Energy-efficiency of drop-and-continue traffic grooming
Author :
Farahmand, Farid ; Cerutti, Isabella ; Hasan, M. Masud ; Jue, Jason P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Sonoma State Univ., Rohnert Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper evaluates the energy-saving achievable by performing traffic grooming in WDM networks with drop-and-continue node architecture. Different grooming strategies are compared in terms of network performance and energy usage.
Keywords :
telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network; drop-and-continue node architecture; drop-and-continue traffic grooming; energy usage; energy-efficiency; Electronic mail; Energy consumption; Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; Power demand; Receivers; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
