Title :
Design of multi-tier networks to support data-intensive applications
Author :
Davidow, Scott ; Duff, Donald G. ; Womack, Brice T. ; Higgins, Glenn J. ; Dans, W.C. ; Zhou, Shujia ; Martin, Elizabeth F.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. - TASC, Northrop Grumman Corp., Chantilly, VA, USA
Abstract :
There is an increasing interest in transferring large terabyte and petabyte sized files to support scientific and government applications. Such applications require dynamic acquisition of dedicated and deterministic data services. GMPLS networks under development can address this demand.
Keywords :
circuit switching; data communication; multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre networks; GMPLS networks; circuit-switched transmission networks; data services; data-intensive applications; multitier networks; packet switched transmission networks; Bandwidth; Circuits; Computer networks; Diffserv networks; Optical fiber networks; Packet switching; Protocols; Quality of service; Routing; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215370
