Title :
Network optimization exploiting traffic grooming techniques under fixed and elastic spectrum allocation
Author :
Matrakidis, Chris ; Orphanoudakis, T. ; Stavdas, A. ; Lord, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Peloponnese, Tripolis, Greece
Abstract :
We present a novel planning methodology addressing both fixed ITU as well as flexible grid networks. The proposed optimization in conjunction with node clustering is shown to improve energy efficiency and cost of the BT network by about 15%.
Keywords :
energy conservation; optical fibre networks; optimisation; power consumption; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication power management; telecommunication traffic; BT network cost; elastic spectrum allocation; energy efficiency improvement; fixed ITU network; flexible grid networks; network optimization; node clustering; planning methodology; traffic grooming techniques; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Optimization; Planning; Power demand; Resource management; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963985
