TY - GEN A1 - Koster, Arie M.C.A. A1 - Zymolka, Adrian T1 - Minimum Converter Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical Networks N2 - Finding conflict-free wavelength assignments with a minimum number of required conversions for a routing of the lightpaths is one of the important tasks within the design of all-optical networks. We consider this problem in multi-fiber networks with different types of WDM systems. We give a detailed description of the problem and derive its theoretical complexity. For practical application, we propose several sequential algorithms to compute appropriate wavelength assignments. We also perform computational experiments to evaluate their performance. For the iterative algorithms, we identify characteristic patterns of progression. Two of these algorithms qualify for application in practice. T3 - ZIB-Report - 03-45 KW - minimum converter wavelength assignment KW - optical networks KW - generalized coloring KW - complexity KW - heuristics Y1 - 2003 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-zib/frontdoor/index/index/docId/767 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-7673 ER -