Title :
Coarse granular routing in optical path networks and impact of supplemental intermediate grooming
Author :
Yamada, Yoshiyuki ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi ; Sato, Ken-Ichi
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel node architecture and a design algorithm for hierarchical optical path networks that make the best use of waveband add/drop ratio limitation. Numerical results verify significant reductions in network cost and node switch scale.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; coarse granular routing; hierarchical optical path networks; supplemental intermediate grooming; waveband add/drop ratio limitation; Algorithm design and analysis; Clustering algorithms; Mesh networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621177
