Abstract
Feature Issue on
Next-Generation WDM Network Design and Routing (WDMN). The
ever-increasing volume of Internet traffic is the major driver behind the increased
efforts toward designing switches, routers, and new techniques and technologies that
are capable of sustaining such tremendous demands. Optical networking and
wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) have emerged in the past decade as the
technology and the technique of choice for efficiently exploiting the large
bandwidth offered by optical devices at a very competitive cost per carried bit. To
bring such technologies all the way from mere hardware to user-ready devices, there
remains a large gap to be filled with protocols, frameworks, algorithms, and designs
that make effective and efficient use of this optical fiber bandwidth. Research in
the area has been focused recently on many aspects of optical networks. Of
particular interest to <a
href="http://www.osa-jon.org/features/WDMN_2004.html">this feature
issue</a> of JON are some aspects that can grossly be sorted as follows:
teletraffic techniques; routing and wavelength assignment in circuit-switched WDM
networks; optical packet and burst switching and performance-related issues; GMPLS
and IP traffic transport in WDM networks; topology configuration, path protection,
network architecture, and related issues. To cover theses areas, 15 papers have been
carefully selected through a rigorous peer-review process. Seven of these are
invited papers that also underwent review to help enhance the quality of the
presentation. The remaining 8 papers were selected among 31 submitted.
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