  Exact solutions of the Routing, Modulation, and Spectrum Allocation (RMSA)
problem in Elastic Optical Networks (EONs), so that the number of admitted
demands is maximized while those of regenerators and frequency slots used are
minimized, require a complex ILP formulation taking into account frequency-slot
continuity and contiguity. We introduce the first such formulation, ending a
hiatus of some years since the last ILP formulation for a much simpler RMSA
variation was introduced. By exploiting a number of problem and solver
specificities, we use the NSFNET topology to illustrate the practicality and
importance of obtaining exact solutions.
