Dynamic light trail routing and protection issues in WDM optical networks

Weiyi Zhang, Guoliang Xue, Jian Tang, Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman

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Abstract

In this paper, we study dynamic light trail routing in a WDM optical network. We present an efficient algorithm for establishing a light trail routing for a new connection request, while using minimum network resources. We also study survivable routing using light trail technology. We present an efficient heuristic for computing a pair of working and protection light trails for a given connection request. Simulation results are presented which demonstrate the advantages of our routing schemes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGLOBECOM'05
Subtitle of host publicationIEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005
Pages1963-1967
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2005
EventGLOBECOM'05: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005 - St. Louis, MO, United States
Duration: Nov 28 2005Dec 2 2005

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference
Volume4

Other

OtherGLOBECOM'05: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Louis, MO
Period11/28/0512/2/05

Keywords

  • Light trail routing
  • Protection and restoration
  • WDM optical networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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