Title :
Practical benefits of 4-fibre WDM rings with realistic traffic
Author :
Marcenac, D. ; Felicite, C.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Channel provisioning in four-fiber wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) rings is studied for realistic telecom-operator traffic. For static traffic, wavelength conversion is of no benefit. For dynamic traffic, especially with churn, 1+1 protected WDM rings may, surprisingly offer higher capacities. For both cases we present the most suitable wavelength assignment algorithms.
Keywords :
frequency allocation; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; churn; dynamic traffic; four-fiber wavelength division multiplexing ring; static traffic; telecom traffic; wavelength assignment algorithm; wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Laboratories; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Protection; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wavelength assignment; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767794
