Title :
Shared-path protection in OFDM-based optical networks with elastic bandwidth allocation
Author :
Shao, Xu ; Yeo, Yong-Kee ; Xu, Zhaowen ; Cheng, Xiaofei ; Zhou, Luying
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Compared with backup sharing in WDM networks, it is more complex and challenging to share backup resources in OFDM-based optical networks with elastic bandwidth allocation. We propose and evaluate conservative and aggressive backup sharing policies.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; channel allocation; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; OFDM based optical network; WDM network; aggressive backup sharing policy; conservative backup sharing policy; elastic bandwidth allocation; shared path protection; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Routing; Simulation; Topology; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
