Title :
Dynamic vs. static lightpath allocation in WDM networks
Author :
Zapata, Alejandra ; Bayvel, Polina
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile
Abstract :
Dynamic and static WDM networks are compared in terms of wavelength requirements. Results show that low physical network connectivity and wavelength conversion capability are key in reducing the wavelength requirements in dynamic optical networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; dynamic lightpath allocation; physical network connectivity; static lightpath allocation; wavelength conversion capability;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
