Abstract
Wavelength conversion has been shown as one of the key techniques to improve blocking performance in a wavelength-routed all-optical network. Given that wavelength converters nowadays remain very expensive, how to make effective use of a limited number of wavelength converters becomes an important issue. In this paper, we propose Sparse-Partial Wavelength Conversion (SPWC) network architecture with the inherent flexibility that can facilitate network carriers to migrate the optical backbone to support wavelength conversion. We demonstrate that this network architecture can significantly save the number of wavelength converters, yet achieving excellent blocking performance. Theoretical and simulation results indicate that, the performance of a wavelength-routed WDM network with only 1-5% of wavelength conversion capability is very close to that with Full-Complete Wavelength Conversion capability.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IEEE INFOCOM 2004 - Conference on Computer Communications - Twenty-Third Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies |
Pages | 1363-1371 |
Number of pages | 9 |
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Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Event | The 23rd Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies , IEEE INFOCOM 2004 - Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 7 Mar 2004 → 11 Mar 2004 https://infocom2004.ieee-infocom.org/ (Link to conference website) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9369/proceeding (Link to conference proceedings) |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM |
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Volume | 2 |
ISSN (Print) | 0743-166X |
Conference
Conference | The 23rd Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies , IEEE INFOCOM 2004 |
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Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
City | Hong Kong |
Period | 7/03/04 → 11/03/04 |
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Scopus Subject Areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering