Title :
Distributed online RWA considering add/drop contention in the nodes for directionless and colorless ROADMs
Author :
Pavon-Marino, Pablo ; Bueno-Delgado, M.V.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Cartagena (Spain), Cartagena, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents an online distributed RWA algorithm that considers the add/drop ports occupation in directionless-colorless ROADMs, to reduce the lightpath blocking. Results support our approach to reduce the number of ROADM transponder banks.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; transponders; ROADM; add/drop ports occupation; distributed online RWA; lightpath blocking; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexers; transponder banks; Network topology; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Ports (Computers); Topology; Transponders;
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
