Title :
Experimental assessment of a high performance backend PCE for flexgrid optical network re-optimization
Author :
Gifre, Ll ; Velasco, L. ; Navarro, Nacho ; Junyent, G.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Group (GCO), Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
A specialized high performance Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based back-end Path Computation Element (PCE) to compute re-optimization in Flexgrid networks is presented. Experimental results show 6× speedups compared to single centralized PCE.
Keywords :
optical communication; optimisation; flexgrid optical network re-optimization; graphics processing unit; high performance back-end PCE; path computation element; Computer architecture; Graphics processing units; Message systems; Network topology; Optical modulation; Optical network units;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W4A.3
