• DocumentCode
    600653
  • Title

    Utilization entropy for assessing resource fragmentation in optical networks

  • Author

    Xi Wang ; Qiong Zhang ; Inwoong Kim ; Palacharla, Paparao ; Sekiya, Motoyoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Labs. of America, Richardson, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present a new concept “utilization entropy” which represents the level of resource fragmentation in optical networks. The utilization entropies of a link, a path and a network serve as useful indicators for network optimization.
  • Keywords
    entropy; optimisation; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM optical networks; dense wavelength division multiplexing; network optimization; resource fragmentation; utilization entropy; Entropy; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optimization; Topology; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476478
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=600653