Optical Network Design and Modelling [electronic resource] : IFIP TC6 Working Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling 24-25 February 1997, Vienna, Austria

163 Pages·1998·13.3 MB·English

by  As, Harmen R

Optical Network
Design and Modelling
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Optical Network
Design and Modelling
IFIP TCS Working Conference on
Optical Network Design and Modelling
24-25.February 1997, Vienna, Austria
Edited by
Harmen R. van As
and Admela Jukan
Institute of Communication Networks
Vienna University of Technology
Austria
Igill
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
First edition 1998
© 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
Originally published by Chapman & Hall in 1998
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1998
IOOP'Thomson Science is a division ofInternational Thomson Publishing
ISBN 978-1-4757-6089-7 ISBN 978-0-387-35361-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-35361-6
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Part One OAM functions and layered design of photonic networks
1 WDM supervision in PHOTON as a basis for OAM of all-optical
transport networks
M. Lehdorfer and o. lahreis 3
2 Optical transport network layered architecture for the MOONET
S. Tomic 11
Part Two Network planning and design
3 New directions in modelling, analysis and design of
WDM/OFDM-networks: (I) Optical Switching
1. Giglmayr 33
4 Crosstalk in WDM optical networks
M. Avattaneo, E. Iannone and R. Sabella 47
5 Photonic network design based on reference circuits
E-l. Bachus, M. Eiselt, K. Habel, K-D. Langer; E-U. Scheuing
and F-C. Tischer 56
Part Three Network modelling
6 Intelligent simulation for computer aided design of optical networks
I. Chlamtac, M. Ciesielski, A. Fumagalli, C. Ruszczyk
and G. Wedzinga 73
7 The need of wavelength conversion in all-optical networks
M. Listanti, M. Berdusco and R. Sabella 87
8 PrimeNet - a concept to apply arrayed waveguide grating
multiplexers in a WDM-based fiber backbone
H. Woesner 98
9 Lightweight signaling and efficient coupling heuristic for
optical star networks MAC protocols
M. Gagnaire 107
vi Contents
Part Four Network availability and performance modelling
10 Restoration and spare capacity assignment in WDM networks
B. van Caenegem, F. Deturck and P. Demeester 129
11 Availability comparison of two all-optical network approaches
B. Mikac and R. Inkret 133
12 Performance analysis of a combined WDMffDM network
based on fixed wavelength assignment
1. Spiith, 1. Charzinski, S. Harz and M.N. Huber 147
Index of contributors 161
PREFACE
Significant technological progress, an increasing variety of communication
services, growing demand for network flexibility and availability as well
as a fast expanding traffic volume continuously drive telecommunication
networks into new, fast evolving generations. With optical networks, a
new, highly promising age of communication appears on the horizon. Af
fordable broadband communications for everybody might soon become
reality.
Photonic or optical networks exhibit novel properties like optical transpar
ency over global distances, nearly unlimited transmission capacity, trans
missions with extremely low bit-error rates and a hitherto unmatched
flexibility in operation. A powerful, universal communication structure is
developing. Existing networks and the wealth of different communication
services can be integrated naturally. In addition, the same optical infra
structure can for instance also be exploited for the terrestrial part of mobile
communications, for highway and air-traffic control systems as well as for
analog and digital TV -distribution networks.
We are now starting to face an era of world-wide use of advanced optical
technologies being applied in optical networks. In this promising new envi
ronment, optical network design and modelling is an essential issue for
planning and operating networks of the next century. Many research pro
grams make enormous efforts substantiating new approaches for optical
networking. The main issues are being widely investigated, not only for
WDM networks based on wavelength division multiplexing but also for
networks based on optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) and optical
packet switching.
This book contains part of the contributions presented at the working
conference 'Optical Network Design and Modelling' held in Vienna, Feb
ruary 24-25, 1997. This conference has been the first meeting of an annual
event of Working Group WG 10 'Photonic Communication Networks' of
the Technical Committee TC6 of the International Federation for Informa
tion Processing IFIP. This working group is aimed at strengthening re
search and development of photonic networks; to explore their potentials;
to accelerate early development of these networks; and to provide a plat
form for presenting and discussing research activities, major achievements,
and trends involving these all-optical communication networks.
In order to stimulate progress in optical networking, the major scope of the
working group is to foster exploration of architectures, system designs,
control mechanisms, and applications that exploit the abundant transmis
sion capacity and flexibility of photonics; and to promote development of
analytical and simulation tools as well as methods for analysing, operating,
dimensioning, and planning such networks.
The contributions in this book reflect these activities to promote the wide
spread introduction of photonic communication networks that hold the
promise of solving several problems in the current generation of networks,
among them restricted transmission capacity and limited performance ca
pability.
The papers have been ordered into the following sections:
OAM functions and layered design of photonic networks
- Network planning and design
- Network modelling
Network availability and performance modelling
Harmen R. van As Vienna University of Technology
Admela Jukan Institute of Communication Networks
A-I040 Vienna, Austria
PART ONE
OAM functions and layered design
of photonic networks