%0 Journal Article %T Estudio, caracterizaci¨®n y optimizaci¨®n del dise£¿o de redes DWDM %A Ruge Ruge %A Ilber Adonayt %A Numpaque L¨®pez %A Humberto %A Medina Moyano %A Yelidza Nayive %A Ortiz ¨¢lvarez %A Ingrid Carolina %J Tecnura %D 2012 %I Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas University %X this project describes the dwdm network design using genetic-algorithm optimization techniques. the main purpose is to determine the minimum amount of optical amplifiers needed to operate a network as well as the exact location of each network link. the number of optical amplifiers is optimized since these components are extremely costly; their prices vary in the range of 20.000 to 60.000 euros depending on their power. %K genetic algorithms %K design %K dwdm %K link %K optimization %K net. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0123-921X2012000400004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en