Title :
On concentrating regenerator sites in ROADM networks
Author :
Bathula, B.G. ; Sinha, Rakesh K. ; Chiu, A.L. ; Feuer, Mark D. ; Guangzhi Li ; Woodward, Sheryl L. ; Weiyi Zhang ; Bergman, Keren ; Inwoong Kim ; Palacharla, Paparao
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Concentrating optical regenerators in a subset of nodes provides significant savings. We present a heuristic for choosing this subset. In the studied cases our results have 1 or 2 more sites than the minimum.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; ROADM networks; concentrating optical regenerators; reconfigurable add-drop multiplexers; Heuristic algorithms; Measurement; Network topology; Optimization; Repeaters; Routing; 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
