Abstract
Conference Title: 2015 24th International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (ICCCN) Conference Start Date: 2015, Aug. 3 Conference End Date: 2015, Aug. 6 Conference Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Spectrum assignment has emerged as the key design and control problem in elastic optical networks. We have shown that spectrum assignment in networks of general topology is a special case of scheduling multiprocessor tasks on dedicated processors. Based on this insight, we develop and evaluate efficient and effective algorithms for mesh and chain networks that build upon list scheduling concepts.