Dynamic blocking performance in WDM networks under self-similar traffic

In this paper, the dynamic routing and wavelength assignment issues in WDM optical networks are investigated under self-similar traffic for the first time. In terms of blocking probability, numerical simulation results are presented to analyze the dynamic performance versus the Hurst parameter and variance parameter under different routing schemes. In addition, differences are also given to compare the dynamic performance between under the self-similar traffic model and under the Poisson traffic model.