Evaluation of ORION in predimensioned networks

The emerging wavelength switched networks reduce the strain on packet forwarding. Unfortunately, that solution is not really efficient on a bandwidth level, and is not ideally suited for bursty traffic. Packet switched solutions, whether electronic or optical, can use statistical multiplexing to cope with bursty traffic and yield better bandwidth efficiency. In earlier work we presented a novel network concept, Overspill Routing In Optical Networks (ORION), that can combine these two worlds, withholding their advantages. In this document we further evaluate the benefits of this architecture, focusing on ORION over a predimensioned groomed topology. This is a latex adaption to the word template.