Wavelength Conversion in WDM Optical Networks: Strategies and Algorithms for Limiting the Number of Converters in the Optical Cross-Connects

Photonic Network Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-348

  Listanti, Marco ^a   Sabella, Roberto ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ericsson Telecomunicazioni   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical networks; OXC; Routing policies; Wavelength assignment algorithms; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength routing algorithms; WDM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034556949     PISSN: 1387974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026566530056     Document Type: Article

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