Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
464927 Optical Switching and Networking 2014 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

We propose a novel scalable large-scale OXC architecture with a two-stage hetero-granular optical path switching mechanism based on a combination of different granular optical selective switches and an appropriate network design algorithm that can make the best use of the proposed OXC architecture for building cost-effective large capacity optical networks. Simulation results verify that our proposed solution can offer a significant overall network cost reduction. The cost efficiency of networks based on the architecture is also investigated in relation to switching component cost and different network parameters.

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