Title :
Performance evaluation of light-forests to serve groupcast sessions in WDM mesh networks
Author :
Rahman, Tanvir ; Ellinas, Georgios ; Ali, Mohamed A.
Author_Institution :
Syst. Eng. & Strategy, T-Mobile USA, Bellevue, WA
Abstract :
As WDM technology grows, optical groupcast applications will become widely popular. In this paper we introduce the concept of groupcast routing and wavelength assignment (GC-RWA) and evaluate the performance of light-forests using lightpaths and light-trees.
Keywords :
multicast communication; telecommunication network routing; wavelength assignment; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM mesh network; groupcast routing; light-forest; optical groupcast; wavelength assignment; wavelength division multiplexing; Computer networks; Grid computing; Mesh networks; Optical computing; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; WDM networks; Wavelength assignment; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing; (060.1155) All-optical networks; (060.4251) Networks, assignment and routing algorithms;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
