Optical switching in WDM networks: Architectures and algorithms

• What we discussed • Architectures for switching nodes with optical bypassing • Optimal and heuristic solutions for static RWA • Heuristic algorithms for dynamic RWA • Optical wavelength converter placement, traffic grooming, waveband switching • What we did not discuss • RWA with protection against link/node failures • Optical packet switching (OPS) • Optical burst switching (OBS) • Topology design and network dimensioning