System and method for dynamic wavelength assignment in wavelength division multiplex ring networks

摘要

A technique for assigning a wavelength to a new flow in WDM ring networks that minimizes the total number of OE and EO interfaces added to the network is described. A SuperSet comprising thirteen cases representing the spatial relationship between existing wavelengths and the new flow is identified. An OE/EO table identifies for each case in the SuperSet the total number of OE and EO interfaces added. A QoS table identifies an order of priority for selection of a wavelength given a traffic class of the new flow. A mapping of traffic in the network to one of the SuperSet cases is identified and the optimal case that minimizes the total number of OE/EO interfaces added is selected using the OE/EO table. In one embodiment, a wavelength corresponding to the selected case is assigned to the flow. In another embodiment, a determination is made using the QoS table and wavelength grades whether assigning the selected wavelength will result in an acceptable performance for all network traffic.