Defragmentation in W-S-W Elastic Optical Networks

Abstract

In most cases defragmentation occurs, in elastic optical networks, in the links between the network’s nodes. In this article, defragmentation in an elastic optical network’s node is investigated. The W-S-W switching architecture has been used as a node. A short description of a purpose-built simulator is introduced. Several methods of defragmentation which are implemented in this simulator are described as well.