Title :
Distributed setup in optical networks with flexible grid
Author :
Sambo, N. ; Cugini, F. ; Bottari, G. ; Iovanna, P. ; Castoldi, P.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Lightpath setup is presented for distributed flexible-grid optical networks. Detailed and aggregated methods to gather frequency slot availability information are proposed. The aggregated method reduces the amount of control plane information without impacting blocking probability.
Keywords :
frequency allocation; optical fibre networks; probability; blocking probability; control plane; distributed flexible grid optical networks; frequency slot availability; lightpath setup; Availability; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
