Current approaches in the design of ring-based optical networks

Author

Morley, G.D. ; Grover, W.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

9-12 May 1999

Firstpage

220

Abstract

We discuss the problem of designing minimum-cost transport networks using path-protection and shared-protection optical rings. A description of the multi-ring network design problem is provided along with a survey of relevant prior work. We then propose three integer programming formulations for the multi-ring network design problem and discuss their comparative features and drawbacks with reference to some preliminary results obtained. We conclude with a discussion of future work in this area.

Keywords

SONET; integer programming; network topology; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; SONET; WDM; fixed charge costs; integer programming; minimum-cost transport networks; multi-ring network design; optical switching; path-protection optical ring; ring-based optical networks design; shared-protection optical ring; variable routing costs; wavelength-division multiplexing; Aggregates; Intelligent networks; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Protection; Repeaters; SONET; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999 IEEE Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5579-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1999.807199

Filename

807199