Title :
Traffic grooming on WDM rings using optical burst transport
Author :
Hsueh, Yu-Li ; Kim, Jaedon ; Su, Ching-Fong ; Rabbat, Richard ; Hamada, Takeo ; Tian, Cechan ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Stanford Univ., Fremont, CA, USA
Abstract :
A sublambda traffic-grooming scheme on wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) rings, which is called optical burst transport (OBT), is proposed. The network protocol and architecture allow increased flexibility to tailor the transport network behavior for efficient delivery of bursty data traffic. Using different network parameters, its performance is analyzed via simulation, and the implementation issues including the media-access-control (MAC) protocol, tunable-filter controller, and burst-mode receiver are addressed. Finally, the feasibility of the OBT with an experimental testbed built by the authors is demonstrated and a streaming-video application is used to present its overall functionality.
Keywords :
access protocols; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; optical filters; optical receivers; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM rings; burst-mode receiver; bursty data traffic delivery; media-access-control protocol; metropolitan area network; network parameters; network protocol; optical burst transport; streaming-video application; sublambda traffic-grooming scheme; traffic grooming; transport network behavior; tunable-filter controller; wavelength division multiplexing; Analytical models; Communication system traffic control; Media Access Protocol; Optical receivers; Performance analysis; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Traffic control; Transport protocols; Wavelength division multiplexing; Metropolitan area network (MAN); optical burst transport (OBT);
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2005.861139
