Title :
Design of a medium access control protocol for a WDMA/TDMA photonic ring network
Author :
Fransson, J. ; Johansson, M. ; Roughan, M. ; Andrew, L. ; Summerfield, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Software Eng. Res. Centr, RMIT, Carlton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We present a new medium access control protocol for a photonic ring network based on a combination of wavelength- and time-division multiple access. The protocol can achieve a maximum throughput in excess of 90%, though simulations of this protocol show that it has a practical limit of around 70% throughput. By comparison, the alternative proposed protocol, slotted ALOHA, has a maximum throughput of around 36%-almost half that of our protocol
Keywords :
access protocols; network topology; optical fibre networks; time division multiple access; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; WDMA/TDMA photonic ring network; maximum throughput; medium access control protocol; simulations; slotted ALOHA; time-division multiple access; wavelength-division multiple access; Access protocols; Add-drop multiplexers; Australia; Costs; Media Access Protocol; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; Throughput; Time division multiple access; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1998. GLOBECOM 1998. The Bridge to Global Integration. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney,NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4984-9
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1998.775746
