Title :
Delayed resource reservation for multicast sessions in labelled optical packet switched networks
Author :
Liu, Xindong ; Wang, Huifang ; Bai, Lin ; Ji, Yuefeng
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Opt. Commun. & Lightwave Technol., Minist. of Educ.
Abstract :
Delayed resource reservation for multicast sessions in labelled optical packet switched networks is achieved by the proposed optical switch fabric architecture and corresponding multicast routing scheme. With them, contentions of multicast packets with unicast packets can be avoided and steady data transport pipelines for multicast sessions can be established from the source node to all the destination nodes. Consequently, quality of service for multicast sessions can be guaranteed effectively in labelled optical packet switched networks.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical fibre networks; packet switching; delayed resource reservation; labelled optical packet switched networks; multicast routing scheme; multicast sessions; optical switch fabric architecture;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20091126
