Title :
Dynamic on-demand lightpath provisioning using spectral defragmentation in flexible bandwidth networks
Author :
Wen, Ke ; Yin, Yawei ; Geisler, David J. ; Chang, Shuo ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a spectral defragmentation algorithm and corresponding node architectures with wavelength conversion to support on-demand lightpath provisioning in flexible bandwidth optical networks. Simulation results demonstrate six-fold reductions in blocking rates with defragmentation.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; blocking rates; dynamic on-demand lightpath provisioning; flexible bandwidth; optical networks; six-fold reductions; spectral defragmentation; wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Fiber optics; Heuristic algorithms; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Resource management; Simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
