Title :
Routing strategies for optical paths in WDM networks
Author :
Garnot, M. ; Sotom, M. ; Masetti, F.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Telecom Res., Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Future optical networks will be operated with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). Three different routing strategies for optical paths are presented here to perform allocation of resources (wavelengths) in WDM optical networks. Resource allocation has been studied with two different approaches, based respectively on wavelength routing and wavelength translation schemes. The implications of these routing strategies on WDM network dimensioning are explained and the results are illustrated on a European Optical Network test-case showing a major reduction of the number of needed fibres and pointing out the interest of wavelength translation
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; European Optical Network test-case; WDM networks; network dimensioning; optical networks; optical paths; resource allocation; routing strategies; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength routing; wavelength translation; Bidirectional control; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication standards; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1997. ICC '97 Montreal, Towards the Knowledge Millennium. 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3925-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1997.605327
