Title :
Balancing multifibre and wavelength converter cost in wavelength routing networks
Author :
Pavon-Marino, P. ; Aparicio-Pardo, R. ; Garcia-Manrubia, B. ; Fernandez-Palacios, J. ; Gonzalez, O. ; Martin, F. ; Garcia-Haro, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Cartagena, Cartagena
Abstract :
This paper evaluates the balance between the cost of multifibres and the cost of wavelength converters in multilayer networks. A novel ILP formulation of the static planning problem is applied.
Keywords :
integer programming; linear programming; planning; telecommunication network routing; integer linear programming; multifibre balancing; multilayer networks; static planning problem; wavelength converter cost balancing; wavelength routing networks; Cost function; Hospitals; Integer linear programming; Monitoring; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical wavelength conversion; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729513
