Title :
The Impact of Backup Routes on the Routing and Wavelength Assignment Problem in WDM Networks
Author :
Chagas, Simone Cintra ; Cayo, Eber Huanca ; Nakano, Koji ; Bordim, Jacir Luiz
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Brasilia, Brasilia
Abstract :
The performance of WDM networks are usually analyzed through the blocking probability of a pool of requests. It is argued that alternative routes can have a significant impact on the blocking probability of a WDM network. In this work, we analyze the impact of alternative routes in mesh and ring topologies. The results show that, contrary to what would be expected, having alternative routes may have a negative impact in certain cases.
Keywords :
telecommunication network routing; telecommunication network topology; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; mesh topology; network routing; ring topology; wavelength assignment problem; Computer science; High speed optical techniques; Information analysis; Optical fiber networks; Ubiquitous computing; WDM networks; Wavelength assignment; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing; Routing; WDM; optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, 2008. EUC '08. IEEE/IFIP International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3492-3
DOI :
10.1109/EUC.2008.151
