Title :
Bidirectional light-trails for synchronous communications in WDM networks
Author :
Kliazovich, Dzmitry ; Granelli, Fabrizio ; Woesner, Hagen ; Chlamtac, Imrich
Author_Institution :
DIT, Trento Univ.
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel solution of bidirectional high speed communications for IP traffic transport over WDM networks. Based on the observation of the bidirectional nature of traffic in the Internet bidirectional light-trails are proposed as an extension of the natively unidirectional light-trail concept. Specification of a synchronous protocol enables fairness in medium access and data delivery improving reliability of communications and enabling QoS support in WDM networks
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; access protocols; optical fibre networks; quality of service; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; IP traffic; Internet bidirectional light-trails; QoS; WDM networks; bidirectional light-trails; data delivery; medium access; synchronous communications; synchronous protocol; Access protocols; Data communication; Electronic mail; High speed optical techniques; Intelligent networks; Internet; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM '05. IEEE
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9414-3
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.2005.1578006
