Políticas de alocação de espectro em roteamento baseado em balanceamento de cargas e fragmentação para redes ópticas elásticas

Abstract

The rigid nature of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) routed networks leads to inefficient capacity utilization. Thus, flexible networks are a possible breakthrough for optical technology, as long as they provide higher spectrum efficiency use. In order to assess the possible applicability of flexible networks, this work proposes a performance evaluation strategy based on simulations and comparisons between obtained results. Several discrete-time simulations were carried out in two simulators developed in Matlab in order to analyze different spectrum allocation policies (First-Fit, Smallest-Fit, Exact-Fit and Random-Fit) in some algorithms for single path routing: The External Fragmentation Aware Assignment (FA), the Shortest Path with Maximum Spectrum Reuse (SPSR) and the Balanced Load Score Spectrum Assignment (BLSA). Two network topologies were used: a small 6-node subset of Cost239 and a 7-node random topology. With no physical layer effects as restrictions, comparisons were made between the different techniques studied, aiming to point out, based on the specific features of the proposed scenarios, the most appropriate method of spectral allocation in terms of blocking frequency between the four considered spectrum allocation policies.