WDM Networks

Survivable virtual topology routing under shared risk link groups in WDM networks
Network survivability is one of the most important issues in the design of optical WDM networks. In this work we study the problem of …
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A graph model for dynamic waveband switching in WDM mesh networks
The problem of waveband switching (WBS) in a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) mesh network with dynamic traffic requests is …
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Constrained dynamic traffic grooming in WDM mesh networks with link bundled auxiliary graph model
This paper addresses the two-layer routing problem in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical mesh networks subject to resource …
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Survivable traffic grooming with differentiated end-to-end availability guarantees in WDM mesh networks
Traffic grooming is critical in WDM optical metropolitan area networks (MANs), where low-rate connections are packed onto high-rate …
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Dynamic traffic grooming algorithms for reconfigurable SONET over WDM networks
The emergence of wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) technology provides the capability for increasing the bandwidth of synchronous …
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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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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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