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Performance analysis of an optical network employing waveband and traffic grooming

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This paper analyses an optical network architecture composed by an arrangement of nodes equipped with multi-granular optical cross-connects (MG-OXCs) in addition to the usual optical cross-connects (OXCs). Then, selected network nodes can perform both waveband as well as traffic grooming operations and our goal is to assess the improvement on network performance brought by these additional capabilities. Specifically, the influence of the MG-OXC multi-granularity on the blocking probability is evaluated for 16 classes of service over a network based on the NSFNet topology. A mechanism of fairness in bandwidth capacity is also added to the connection admission control to manage the blocking probabilities of all kind of bandwidth requirements. Comprehensive computational simulation are carried out to compare eight distinct node architectures, showing that an adequate combination of waveband and single-wavelength ports of the MG-OXCs and OXCs allow a more efficient operation of a WDM optical network carrying multi-rate traffic.

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    Helvecio M. Almeida, Eduardo M. G. de Queiroz, Eduardo J. Aloia, Murilo A. Romero & Amilcar C. Cesar

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Almeida, H.M., de Queiroz, E.M.G., Aloia, E.J. et al. Performance analysis of an optical network employing waveband and traffic grooming. Photon Netw Commun 22, 151–161 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11107-011-0315-1

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