A novel wavelength assignment method for a bidirectional two-fibre WDM network of star
topology is proposed. It is shown that the minimal number of wavelengths required for an n …

This paper studies the off-line wavelength assignment problem in star and ring networks that
deploy multiple fibers between nodes and use wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) for …

We consider the wavelength assignment problem in WDM optical networks with multiple
parallel fibers: Given a set P of paths, assign a color to each path such that the number of …

This paper considers the problem of routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) in optical
passive star networks with non-uniform traffic load. The problem can be considered as …

Although WDM-based single-hop star networks are attractive owing to their all-optical
communication features, the throughput of such lightwave networks is limited due to the …

An efficient scheme of wavelength reuse is presented for solving the capacity limitation of
WDM star single-hop networks by limited wavelengths. According to this scheme, the nodes …

This paper proposes an offline wavelength assignment technique for de Bruijn (d, k) optical
wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks having nodal degree d and diameter k …

The first time-wavelength assignment algorithm for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
star-based local and metropolitan area networks is presented. The algorithm incorporates …

This paper addresses various implementation issues in an all-photonic overlaid-star
network, where there can be multiple fibers between an edge and a core node and multiple …

One of the major challenges in the virtual topology design of a WDM star based system, is to
incorporate in the optimization process both realistic objective functions and real system …