Title :
Service fairness in flexible optical networks
Author :
Callegati, Franco ; Bonani, L.H. ; Cerroni, Walter
Author_Institution :
DEI, Univ. of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
Abstract :
This paper investigates quality of service fairness in grid-less, multi-rate optical networks. By means of analytical modeling and simulation, results show that unfairness arises in absence of suitable control and that trunk reservation policies may solve the issue.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; quality of service; analytical modeling; analytical simulation; flexible optical networks; grid-less optical networks; multirate optical networks; quality of service fairness; trunk reservation policy; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical signal processing; Quality of service; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
