DocumentCode
600702
Title
Hierarchical multi-granular switching in flexible grid WDM networks
Author
Patel, Ankitkumar ; Ji, Philip ; Jue, Jason P. ; Ting Wang
Author_Institution
NEC Labs. of America, Princeton, NJ, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
4-8 March 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We propose a hierarchical multi-granular switch architecture in FWDM networks, and investigate the routing, spectrum allocation, and waveband assignment problem. Hierarchical switching can improve cost and energy efficiencies while marginally sacrificing spectral efficiency.
Keywords
optical switches; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; FWDM networks; flexible grid WDM networks; hierarchical multi-granular switching; spectrum allocation; waveband assignment; Hardware; Optical switches; Optimization; Ports (Computers); Resource management; Routing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0262-3
Type
conf
Filename
6476527
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