Title :
Multihopping and waveband assignment in limited reconfigurable WDM networks
Author :
Turkcu, Onur ; Subramaniam, Suresh
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
Abstract :
We compare the performance of various transponder waveband assignment algorithms when multihopping is done by OEO conversions in a limited reconfigurable network. We propose an algorithm to find a multihopped route with minimum OEO conversions.
Keywords :
telecommunication network routing; wavelength assignment; wavelength division multiplexing; OEO conversion; limited reconfigurable WDM network; limited reconfigurable network; multihopped route; multihopping; transponder waveband assignment; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Transponders; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion; (060.4250) 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
