Title :
Does burst assembly really reduce the self-similarity?
Author :
Hu, G. ; Dolzer, K. ; Gauger, C.
Author_Institution :
Stuttgart Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Recently, the question has been heavily discussed whether burst assembly in edge nodes of optical burst switching (OBS) networks reduces self-similarity of traffic. Our performance evaluation by analysis and simulation shows that in most cases self-similarity remains unchanged.
Keywords :
IP networks; optical switches; switching networks; telecommunication traffic; burst assembly; optical burst switching networks; performance evaluation; simulation; traffic self-similarity; Artificial intelligence; Assembly; Bit error rate; Circuits; Delay effects; Delta modulation; Optical crosstalk; Optical sensors; Power measurement; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247540
