@techreport{TR-IC-17-08,
   number = {IC-17-08},
   author = {Pedro M. Moura and Nelson L. S. da Fonseca},
   title  =  {Routing, Core and Spectrum Assignment based on Connected
                   Component Labelling for SDM Optical Networks},
   month = {June},
   year = {2017},
   institution = {Institute of Computing, University of Campinas},
   note = {In English, 13 pages.
    \par\selectlanguage{brazil}\textbf{Resumo}
       This  technical  report  introduces  a  novel Routing, Core and
       Spectrum  Assignment  (RCSA)  algorithm  based on the Connected
       Component   Labelling   (CCL)  algorithm.  The  RCSA  algorithm 
       represents the spectrum of multicore fibers as matrices and the
       CCL  algorithm  discovers with low computational complexity the
       available   spectrum  to  allocate  to  a  connection  request. 
       Spectrum  fitting  policies  are  also  proposed  to be jointly
       employed  with  the CCL algorithm. Results show the feasibility
       of  utilizing  image  processing  algorithms such as the CCL in
       RCSA  algorithms,  given  that  they  demand  low computational
       complexity and yet produce low blocking ratio.
  }
}