Publisher's Synopsis
This book focuses on two types of approaches to optical network design. One approach is network planning for the routing and wavelength allocation (RWA) problem within the context of static or permanent traffic demands. The other approach is traffic engineering which also addresses the RWA problem but it approaches it within the context of random or transient traffic demands. The research method used for these two approaches involves Scheduled Lightpath Demands (SLD). SLD is a dynamic but deterministic traffic demand that typically corresponds to a Virtual Optical Private Network (OPVN). The format of this book is based on optimization techniques and a great majority of research is in the context of industrial contracts.
This book analyzes the impact of time-space correlation between traffic demands (SLDs) on optical network design. It also discusses the impact of physical layer impairments on optical network design.
