7th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China

Research Article

Consecutiveness Loss-Aware Routing and Spectrum Assignment Algorithm in Flexible Bandwidth Optical Networks

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/ChinaCom.2012.6417487,
        author={Xinbo Wang and Yongli Zhao and Jiawei Zhang and Xiaosong Yu and Jie Zhang},
        title={Consecutiveness Loss-Aware Routing and Spectrum Assignment Algorithm in Flexible Bandwidth Optical Networks},
        proceedings={7th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={CHINACOM},
        year={2012},
        month={10},
        keywords={flexible bandwidth; rsa; first fit; cla-rsa},
        doi={10.1109/ChinaCom.2012.6417487}
    }
    
  • Xinbo Wang
    Yongli Zhao
    Jiawei Zhang
    Xiaosong Yu
    Jie Zhang
    Year: 2012
    Consecutiveness Loss-Aware Routing and Spectrum Assignment Algorithm in Flexible Bandwidth Optical Networks
    CHINACOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/ChinaCom.2012.6417487
Xinbo Wang1,*, Yongli Zhao1, Jiawei Zhang1, Xiaosong Yu1, Jie Zhang1
  • 1: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
*Contact email: wangxinbo1123@bupt.edu.cn

Abstract

Abstract—Routing and spectrum assignment (RSA) problem has become a research hotspot in flexible bandwidth optical networks. In this paper, we propose a novel RSA algorithm based on consecutiveness loss, i.e. Consecutiveness Loss-Aware Routing and Spectrum Assignment algorithm (CLA-RSA). A metric (consecutiveness loss) which quantifies the consecutiveness damage of spectrum brought by connection request is proposed to choose optimal route and spectrum assignment scheme. Numeric results show that CLA-RSA performs better in blocking probability than First Fit and Maximize Common Large Segment algorithm (MCLS). Also, our algorithm can effectively decrease spectrum fragmentation and enhance spectrum consecutiveness.