Title :
Design energy efficient translucent optical networks with joint routing and wavelength assignment and mixed regenerator placement
Author :
Weida Zhong ; Zuqing Zhu ; Chuanqi Wan ; Farahmand, Farid
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Hefei, China
Abstract :
We propose network design algorithms to improve energy-efficiency of a translucent network with joint optimization of RWA and mixed regenerator placement (MRP). Simulations show that the MRP schemes achieve effective energy-saving and low blocking probability.
Keywords :
energy conservation; optical design techniques; optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; telecommunication network routing; wavelength assignment; MRP; RWA; energy-efficiency; energy-saving; low blocking probability; mixed regenerator placement; network design algorithms; optimization; routing; translucent optical networks; wavelength assignment; Algorithm design and analysis; Energy efficiency; Materials requirements planning; Repeaters; Routing; Wavelength assignment;
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
