Title :
Transparent Path Length Optimized Optical Monitor Placement in Transparent Mesh Networks
Author :
Ferguson, Alex ; O´Sullivan, Barry ; Kilper, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Centre for Telecommun. Value-Chain Res., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
Linear programming techniques are applied to the optimization of optical monitor placement by minimizing the worst case transparent path length in optical networks, which we study over different network topologies and traffic patterns.
Keywords :
linear programming; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; linear programming techniques; network topologies; optical monitor placement; optical networks; traffic patterns; transparent mesh networks; transparent path length; Computer networks; Condition monitoring; Constraint optimization; Costs; Educational institutions; Mesh networks; Optical amplifiers; Optical computing; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication computing;
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.2008.4528472
