Title :
A waveband switching architecture and algorithm for dynamic traffic
Author :
Cao, Xiaojun ; Anand, Vishal ; Qiao, Chunming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., State Univ. of New York, USA
Abstract :
The proposed multi-granular optical cross-connect (MG-OXC) architecture and heuristic algorithm significantly reduce the number of used ports and hence the cost of an existing network, and also help in reducing the blocking probability of dynamic connection requests.
Keywords :
optical switches; probability; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; blocking probability reduction; dense wavelength-division multiplexing; dynamic connection requests; dynamic traffic; efficient heuristic algorithm; maximum interference length in band; multi-granular optical cross-connect architecture; waveband switching architecture; Computer architecture; Costs; Heuristic algorithms; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Size control; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2003.815642
