Title :
A heuristic algorithm of p-cycle based tree protection of optical multicast traffic in WDM mesh networks
Author :
Zhang, Feng ; Zhong, Wen-De
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
We propose an efficiency-score based heuristic algorithm (ESHT) for p-cycle based multicast tree protection. Results show that the capacity-efficiency of ESHT is close to that of ILP-based algorithms, but with much reduced computational time.
Keywords :
mesh generation; multicast communication; optical communication; telecommunication traffic; trees (mathematics); wavelength division multiplexing; WDM mesh networks; efficiency score based heuristic algorithm; optical multicast traffic; p-cycle; tree protection; Heuristic algorithms; Mesh networks; Multicast algorithms; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Partitioning algorithms; Protection; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610432
