Abstract:
This thesis presents a design and development of effective heuristic algorithms for designing a Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) network based on the multi-ring structure to support traffic demands both for normal operation and all single-link failure scenarios. เท this research, four heuristic algorithms, namely Local Search (LS), Simulated Annealing (SA), Tabu Search (TS) and Tabu Search applied with Local Search (TabuLS), have been developed. Our studies show that each algorithm has different levels of performance, searching parameters and complexity. The SA algorithm offers the best performance among these algorithms, but its shortcomings lie in the complexity. On the contrary, LS is much simpler but its solution is not so good as SAs because the searching process is concentrated on a limited area. In contrast, TS has a machanism that enables it to search into a wider and more diverse area. However, the TS algorithm does not necessarily find a better solution, and in fact its performance is the worst. The TabuLS algorithm is developed based on the combination of searching machanisms of the LS and TS. The simulation results indicate that this algorithm has comparable performance to the SAs but has much less complexity. Furthermore, two distinct allocation techniques for network protection are investigated. เท the first technique, fibers used as working and spared capacity must be assigned separately. เท the second technique, the spared capacity can be assigned in both the working and spared fiber. It is found that the second technique requires lower fibers than that required by the first technique. This is the case for both span and path restoration. This thesis also discusses the effects of other factors on the network design. These factors are the amounts and patterns of traffic, the network connectivity and the number of wavelengths multiplexed in a fiber (M). From the study, it is apparent that these factors play an important role on both the resulting network cost and the chosen set of rings. The network cost increases with the traffic volumes and M, whereas it decreases with the network connectivity. In addition, cost comparison between the multi-ring and the mesh design schemes is carried out. Under normal operation, the cost differences are not substantial. On the contrary, under the failure scenario, the ring cost is much higher than that of the mesh design. Finally, the importance of wavelength converter is examined. It is revealed that the wavelength converter is not a necessary device in this WDM network design.