Proposal study to improve the performance of Syrian telecommunication optical networks using Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA) mathematical model in WDM optical networks

In WDM networks, the end users exchange information with each other through all optical WDM channels, called light-paths. A light-path must occupy the same wavelength on all the fiber links through which it traverses. In a WDM optical network, with a given set of connections, the question of setting up light-paths by routing and allocating a wavelength to each connection is called Routing and Wavelength Assignment (RWA) problem. Integer Linear Programming (ILP) is a mathematical formulation helps in minimizing and maximizing an object function under multiple constraints. This can help in formulating a mathematical model for RWA. This paper studies a mathematical model for RWA in WDM Optical networks which can lead to a good network planning. This paper suggests an enhancement proposal for Syrian telecommunication optical networks using ILP formulation.