Wavelength Division Multiplexing

Centralized vs. distributed connection management schemes under different traffic patterns in wavelength-convertible optical networks
Centralized and distributed methods are two connection management schemes in wavelength convertible optical networks. In the earlier …
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Dynamic routing in translucent WDM optical networks
Translucent WDM optical networks use sparse placement of regenerators to overcome the impairments and wavelength contention introduced …
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Translucent optical WDM networks for the next-generation backbone networks
This paper proposes an alternate approach to fully transparent and fully opaque optical networks for operating a wavelength routed …
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Optimization of amplifier placements in switch-based optical networks
Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) offers a solution to the problem of exploiting the large bandwidth on optical links; it is the …
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Optical communication networks for the next-generation internet
Computer and telecommunication networks are changing the world dramatically and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. The …
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Virtual topology reconfiguration of wavelength-routed optical WDM networks
The bandwidth requirements of the Internet are increasing every day and there are newer and more bandwidth-thirsty applications …
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Routing algorithms for all-optical networks with power considerations: the unicast case
In this paper, we investigate the problem of routing connections in ail-optical networks while allowing for degradation of routed …
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Transparent vs. opaque vs. translucent wavelength-routed optical networks
This study evaluates the relative merits of three approaches (transparency, opacity, and translucency) for establishing calls in a …
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Optimizing amplifier placements in a multiwavelength optical LAN/MAN: the unequally powered wavelengths case
Optical networks based on passive-star couplers and employing WDM have been proposed for deployment in local and metropolitan areas. …
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Wavelength conversion in WDM networking
Wavelength conversion has been proposed for use in wavelength-division multiplexed networks to improve efficiency. This study …
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