{HEAD ~ Example embodiments} significantly reduce {TAIL ~ computational complexity} associated with impairment evaluation and path selection in an optical network 
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{ HEAD ~ Example embodiments } significantly reduce { TAIL ~ computational complexity } associated with impairment evaluation and path selection in an optical network
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