Title :
Optical buffers for variable length packets
Author :
Callegati, Franco
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Inf. e Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This letter addresses the problem of dimensioning fiber delay lines for optical buffers in a network scenario where packets are asynchronous and of variable length. The focus is placed on providing a simple analytical model to dimension the basic time unit of the fiber delay line, as the crucial parameter that determines the queueing performance.
Keywords :
buffer storage; optical delay lines; optical fibre networks; packet switching; queueing theory; fiber delay lines; optical buffers; queueing performance; variable length packets; Analytical models; Delay effects; Delay lines; Length measurement; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Queueing analysis;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.873490
