DocumentCode
399193
Title
Cost-effective WDM backbone network design with OXCs of different bandwidth granularities
Author
Zhu, H. ; Zhu, K. ; Mukherjee, B. ; Zang, H.
Author_Institution
California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
784
Abstract
We propose a framework for designing a WDM backbone network with OXCs of different grooming granularities. Numerical examples are presented showing that granularity-heterogeneous networks are more cost-effective than granularity-homogeneous networks.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; cost-effective WDM network design; granularity-heterogeneous networks; granularity-homogeneous networks; optical cross connector; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical switches; Passband; Routing; Spine; Transponders; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248570
Filename
1248570
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