A simulation study of optical burst switching and access protocols for WDM ring networks

  • Authors:
  • Lisong Xu;Harry G. Perros;George N. Rouskas

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 8206, Raleigh, NC;Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 8206, Raleigh, NC;Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, P.O. Box 8206, Raleigh, NC

  • Venue:
  • Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

We consider a wavelength division multiplexing metro ring architecture with optical burst switching. The ring consists of N nodes, and each node owns a home wavelength on which it transmits its bursts. The ring operates under the fixed transmitter tunable receiver scheme. Control information is transmitted on a separate control channel. Five different burst switching access protocols are proposed, and their performance and fairness is evaluated by simulation.