DocumentCode :
2441581
Title :
An analytical model for predicting the locations and frequencies of 3R regenerations in all-optical wavelength-routed WDM networks
Author :
Barakat, N. ; Leon-Garcia, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Volume :
5
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Firstpage :
2812
Abstract :
In all-optical wavelength-switched WDM networks, 3R regeneration does not need to be performed at every node in a path. Thus, a significant cost savings can be realized by efficiently provisioning a limited amount of 3R regeneration resources in each node in the network and utilizing these resources efficiently. In order to aid in these two tasks, we present an analytical model to predict the location and relative frequency of 3R regeneration requests in the network. Because the model is based solely on the topological information of the network, the predictions provided are very general and are independent of specific network operating parameters, such as the routing protocol employed. Simulation results are also presented to verify the accuracy of the model.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 3R regenerations; all-optical wavelength-routed WDM networks; all-optical wavelength-switched networks; analytical model; cost savings; location prediction; model accuracy; network node; network operating parameters; network topological information; relative frequency prediction; routing protocol; simulation results; Analytical models; Costs; Frequency; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Routing protocols; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2002. ICC 2002. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7400-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2002.997355
Filename :
997355
Link To Document :
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