Quality of service differentiation in optical packet/burst switching: a performance and reliability perspective

Author

Bjørnstad, Steinar ; Øverby, Harald

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

3-7 July 2005

Firstpage

85

Abstract

This article addresses the broad definition of quality of service (QoS) in optical packet/burst switched (OPS/OBS) networks. First we identify the QoS concept, we then provide an overview of existing service differentiation techniques available for OPS/OBS. We include both performance and dependability, and discuss how OBS/OPS networks can be implemented taking both parameters into consideration. Specific reliability issues in OPS/OBS networks are identified, and the function of performance differentiation techniques is evaluated in light of reliability and differentiation of reliability.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; packet switching; quality of service; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication traffic; OPS-OBS; QoS differentiation; differentiated traffic handling; optical packet-burst switched network; optical packet-burst switching; quality of service; reliability perspective; Burst switching; Delay; Internet; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Packet switching; Quality of service; Routing; Switching circuits; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9236-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2005.1505758

Filename

1505758