Network Theory and Applications Optical Networks — Recent Advances

The paper by Ellinas and Bala, "Wavelength Assignment Algorithms for WDM Ring Architectures," presents two optimal wavelength assignment algorithms that assign the minimum number of wavelengths between nodes on WDM rings to achieve full mesh connectivity. Optical networks with terabits per second bandwith have received significant interest from both researchers and practitioners. This book captures a collection of research and survey papers presenting developments in this area. Contributions are from active researchers and cover a wide range of topics, including static and dynamic wavelength assignment algorithms, optimized wavelength converter allocation, traffic scheduling for QoS support, connection management, multicast routing, terabit packet switch architectures, multifibre networks, and multistage interconnection networks. The articles summarize the existing techniques, current developments and future directions as well as propose novel solutions to some important problems.