DocumentCode
3520892
Title
Impairment Aware Multi-path Routing in GMPLS-based Networks
Author
Mazandu, Gaston K ; Bagula, Antoine B ; Wosinska, Lena
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Cape Towns, Cape Town, South Africa
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
We formulate an optimization problem and compare performance of multi-path routing based on bandwidth usage only with the impairment aware alternative. We show that there is a trade-off between optical signal quality and bandwidth utilization.
Keywords
multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; GMPLS-based networks; bandwidth utilization; generalized multiprotocol label switching; impairment aware multipath routing; optical signal quality; optimization problem; Africa; Bandwidth; Cities and towns; Computer networks; Computer science; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical computing; Optical fiber networks; Routing; Telecommunication traffic;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528160
Filename
4528160
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