In recent years, OFDM has been the focus of extensive research efforts in optical
transmission and networking, initially as a means to overcome physical impairments in …

Abstract The Min Slot-Continuity Capacity Loss (MSCL) algorithm is listed in the literature as
a powerful algorithm to solve the spectrum assignment (SA) problem in elastic optical …

Routing and spectrum assignment (RSA) problem, in elastic optical networks, searches for a
route and a sufficient spectrum range to fit each network request. Solving these two …

Efficient algorithms for solving the routing and spectrum assignment (RSA) problem in flex‐
grid optical networks are of paramount importance to leverage network efficiency. Exact …

In survivable elastic optical networks, multi-path protection combined with traffic squeezing
has gained attention. Link-disjoint multipath routing (LD-MPR) and bandwidth squeezing …

The fast social and economic development observed in the recent years brings up new
challenging optimization problems. These problems are often very hard not only because of …

Flex-grid elastic optical networks are an enabling technology for future heterogeneous on-
demand optical bandwidth services. Heterogeneous means that optical connection requests …

Elastic optical networks based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) have
emerged as the preferred technology for future optical networks because of their good …

This paper addresses the problem of minimizing total slot idle time in assigning spectrum to
a 2-class traffic, considering both incremental and dynamic arrival and permanence rules …

Empowered by the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology, elastic
optical networks (EONs) have emerged as a promising solution for future high-speed …