Static lightpath establishment in WDM networks-New ILP formulations and heuristic algorithms

摘要

This paper considers Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) networks, which employ wavelength routing switches that enable the establishment of lightpaths through the network between node-pairs. Conventional Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA) algorithms for Static Lightpath Establishment (SLE) are based on traditional circuit-switched networks where routing and wavelength assignment steps are decoupled. In this paper, we propose new Integer Linear Program (ILP) formulations for maximizing network throughput for two different types of traffic patterns namely, uniform and non-uniform.