Title :
A practical traffic grooming scheme in all-optical networks
Author :
Bouabdallah, Nizar ; Pujolle, Guy
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Marcoussis
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose and evaluate a new concept of traffic aggregation in mesh networks that aims to alleviate both the bandwidth underutilization and scalability concerns typical of all-optical wavelength routed networks
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; all-optical wavelength routed networks; bandwidth underutilization; mesh networks; scalability; traffic aggregation; traffic grooming scheme; All-optical networks; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215845