Title :
Energy-awareness in dynamic traffic grooming
Author :
Hasan, M.M. ; Farahmand, Farid ; Jue, Jason P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
We introduce an energy-efficient traffic grooming scheme for promoting greener optical networks. The scheme considers a modular node architecture, reuses already active components during request allocations, and conserves total energy consumption in the network.
Keywords :
energy conservation; environmental factors; optical communication; dynamic traffic grooming; energy awareness; energy consumption; energy-efficient traffic grooming; green optical networks; modular node architecture; Computer science; Costs; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Optical fiber networks; Power engineering and energy; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
