Abstract
In this paper, we study the challenging problem of Dynamic Routing and Wavelength Assignment (DRWA) in WDM (Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing) networks with wavelength continuity constraint, and propose an improved genetic algorithm (GA) for it. By adopting a new fitness function to consider simultaneously the path length and number of free wavelengths in cost estimation of a route, the new genetic RWA algorithm can achieve a good load balance among route candidates and result in a lower blocking probability than both the fixed alternative routing algorithm and the previous GA-based algorithm for DRWA, as verified by an extensive simulation study upon the ns-2 network simulator and some typical network topologies.
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