In order to reduce cross-connect switch scale by utilizing the WSS/WBSS based hierarchical cross-connect switch architecture, we propose a novel network design algorithm that satisfies a restriction on add/drop ratio for each waveband. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is proven by numerical experiments.
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Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Date of Conference: 15-19 Sept. 2009