Title :
A simulation study of the IPACT Protocol for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
Author :
Casoni, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena
Abstract :
In this paper a particular passive optical network based on the Ethernet framing is investigated considering a typical tree-based topology. User stations are managed for upstream data transmissions by means of a polling algorithm which has also to support a dynamic bandwidth management. Here the Interleaved polling with adaptive cycle time (IPACT) algorithm is investigated and evaluated through simulation, exploiting the ns simulation tool. Different scheduling disciplines which the IPACT may employ are evaluated in terms of bandwidth distribution, cycle times and queue lengths.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical fibre networks; time division multiplexing; Ethernet passive optical networks; IPACT protocol; dynamic bandwidth management; interleaved polling with adaptive cycle time; tree-based topology; Bandwidth; Data communication; Ethernet networks; Network topology; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Protocols; DBAIPACT; Ethernet; PON;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598798
