Title :
On optical burst switching and self-similar traffic
Author :
Ge, An ; Callegati, Franco ; Tamil, Lakshman S.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Richardson, TX, USA
fDate :
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter we consider burst switching for very high speed routing in the next generation Internet backbone. In this scenario, Internet protocol (IP) packets to a given destination are collected in bursts at the network edges. We propose a burst assembly mechanism that can reduce the traffic autocorrelation or degree of self-similarity, and at the same time keep the delay due to burst formation limited at the network edges.
Keywords :
Internet; optical fibre networks; packet switching; protocols; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; Internet protocol packets; burst assembly mechanism; burst formation; delay; network edge; next generation Internet backbone; optical burst switching; self-similar traffic; traffic autocorrelation; very high speed routing; Assembly; Autocorrelation; Burst switching; IP networks; Internet; Optical burst switching; Protocols; Routing; Spine; Telecommunication traffic;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.831037
