This paper attempts to find a new analytical framework to identify cost-effective topological
architectures of optical cross-connect (OXC)-switched wavelength-division multiplexing …

In this paper, we provide some analytical insights into physical architectures that can serve
as benchmarks for designing a cost-efficient WDM metropolitan area network (MAN). For …

We investigate the design of a WDM backbone network with optical cross-connects (OXCs)
of different switching granularities to reduce the network-wide OXC port cost. We enhance …

(cont.) We starts with a examination of various measures of regular topologies. The average
minimum hop distance plays a crucial role in evaluating the efficiency of network …

Unlike broadcast-and-select networks, wavelength-routing networks offer the advantages of
wavelength reuse and scalability and are thus suitable for wide-area networks (WANs) We …

We present the design and analysis of an Agile All-Photonic Network (AAPN); in the context
of our study, the agility is derived from sub-microsecond photonic switching and global …

Limits on the traffic carrying capacity of optical networks with an arbitrary topology Page 1 IEEE
COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, VOL. 8, NO. 10, OCTOBER 2004 641 Limits on the Traffic …

We design virtual topologies in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks to
minimize the network diameter and average hop count, where network diameter refers to the …

We present a statistical study of wavelength usage in relation to topology characteristics for
optical WDM networks with static traffic requirements, where the traffic is routed both with …

The planning of optical networks aims to design a configuration that meets the desired
requirements while reducing the overall expenses. Many attributes of a network ultimately …