Title :
Cost-Efficient Routing in Mixed-Line-Rate (MLR) Optical Networks for Carrier-Grade Ethernet
Author :
Batayneh, M. ; Schupke, Dominic A. ; Kirstaedter, Andreas ; Mukherjeet, Biswanath ; Hoffmann, Marco
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We study cost-efficient routing in a MLR WDM network for carrier-grade Ethernet. We also study the benefits of a MLR network compared with a single-line rate (SLR) network.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; carrier-grade Ethernet; cost-efficient routing; mixed-line-rate WDM optical networks; single-line rate network comparison; Bandwidth; Ethernet networks; Network topology; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Routing; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528430
