Title :
Load Balancing in All-Optical Overlaid-Star TDM Networks
Author :
Jun Zheng ; Cheng Peng ; Bochmann, G.V. ; Hall, T.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa
Abstract :
Load balancing is an effective solution to relieving network congestion and achieving good network performance. This paper investigates routing strategies for load balancing in all-optical overlaid-star TDM networks. A random routing strategy and a least-congested-path routing strategy are first presented, based on which a weighted-least-congested-path routing strategy is then proposed. The proposed strategy takes into account both load balancing and end-to-end delay in path selection, and thus can achieve better delay performance while maintaining the same blocking performance under low traffic load as compared with the other strategies. The performance of the routing strategies is evaluated through simulation results.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; time division multiplexing; all-optical overlaid-star TDM networks; end-to-end delay; least-congested-path routing strategy; load balancing; routing strategies; Circuit topology; Data communication; Delay; Load management; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiplexing; Load balancing; TDM; optical network; overlaid star topology;
Conference_Titel :
Sarnoff Symposium, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0002-7
DOI :
10.1109/SARNOF.2006.4534712
