Access node

Optical switch
Lightpath on wavelength  1
Lightpath on wavelength  2

1 2

0 3

5 4

1 2

0 3

5 4
 8
1 2
1
1
1

8
0 3
1
1
1
5 4

2
7
3
5
8

1 0
1 2

0 8 3 1

2 7 4 2

6 5
1 0
 P1: (2,4)
 path P1: (2,4)

 wavelength on this link is

occupied by a connection

(unshaded regions indicate that
 wavelength is available on these links)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
nodes

0.1
1 2
0.05 0.05

0 0.05 0.05 3

0.05 0.1 0.05

5 4

0.25

M=1, W=16

0.20 Random
FF
LU
Blocking probability

MU
0.15
Max−Sum
RCL

0.10

0.05

0.00
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Erlang
 0.16
M=2, W=8
0.14

Random
0.12 FF
Blocking probability LU
0.10 MU
MP
LL
0.08
Max−Sum
RCL
0.06

0.04

0.02

0.00
10 20 30 40 50
Erlang

0.14

M=4, W=4
0.12
Random
0.10 FF
LU
Blocking probability

MU
0.08 MP
LL
Max−Sum
0.06 RCL

0.04

0.02

0.00
10 20 30 40 50
Erlang
 M=1, W=16
0.25

FF, adaptive routing

DRCL, adaptive routing
0.2 FF, fixed routing
RCL, fixed routing
Blocking probability

0.15

0.1

0.05

0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Erlang