Title :
Efficient routing and wavelength assignment algorithm minimizes wavelength fragmentations in WDM mesh networks
Author :
Sone, Yoshiaki ; Hirano, Akira ; Kadohata, Akihiro ; Ishida, Osamu
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a novel routing and wavelength assignment algorithm that minimizes wavelength fragmentations in WDM mesh networks. Our evaluation shows that more number of provisionable paths increase by using the proposed algorithm.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM mesh networks; routing algorithm; wavelength assignment algorithm; wavelength fragmentation; Algorithm design and analysis; Mesh networks; Optical fiber networks; Resource management; Routing; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
