Title :
Elastic spectrum allocation for variable traffic in flexible-grid optical networks
Author :
Velasco, L. ; Klinkowski, M. ; Ruiz, M. ; Lopez, Victor ; Junyent, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We focus on lightpath adaptation under variable traffic demands in flexible-grid optical networks. Specifically, we study three different adaptation schemes for the variable spectrum allocation. Illustrative numerical results show the benefits of the schemes.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; numerical analysis; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; elastic spectrum allocation; flexible-grid optical networks; lightpath adaptation; numerical analysis; variable traffic demands; Bandwidth; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Resource management; Telecommunications; Topology;
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
