Title :
Minimizing Reconfiguration Times of OXCs in Distributed Wavelength Reservation for Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks
Author :
Lihua Lu ; Qingji Zeng
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. on Fiber-Opt. Local Area Networks & Adv. Opt. Commun. Syst., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We propose a novel distributed reservation scheme in which signaling packets collect OXCs configuration status of each available wavelength. It will minimize the number of switch fabrics reconfigured and significantly shorten the connection setup time.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication signalling; connection setup time; distributed reservation scheme; distributed wavelength reservation; optical crossconnect; packet signaling; reconfigurable OXC configuration; switch fabrics; wavelength-routed optical networks; Availability; Delay effects; Fabrics; Mirrors; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Propagation delay; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528118
