• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.32 no.11_12
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• pp.646-653
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• 2005

This paper proposes that wavelength assignment algorithm maximizes residual links considering more real wavelength conversion in the WDM network. The existing algorithms are inefficient that they ignore wavelength conversion ability in each nodes and fixed uniformly wavelength conversion ability on all nodes. Proposed method makes a ring shape that maximize available residual links considering wavelength conversion ability in each nodes. Maximizing residual links can assign a wavelength for any path require. Then blocking probability is reduced by the maximum 19 percent and wavelength conversion number is improved by about 40 percent. These can be showed in performance evaluation.