Feasibility of optical packet switched WDM networks without packet synchronisation under bursty traffic conditions

Author

Fjelde, T. ; Hansen, P.B. ; Kloch, A. ; Wolfson, D. ; Stubkjaer, K.E.

Author_Institution

Res. Centre COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

1

fYear

1999

Firstpage

462

Abstract

We show that complex packet synchronisation may be avoided in optical packet switched networks. Detailed traffic analysis demonstrates that packet loss ratios of 10/sup -10/ are feasible under bursty traffic conditions for a high capacity network consisting of asynchronously operated add-drop switch nodes with buffers having only /spl sim/12 fibre delay lines.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; packet switching; synchronisation; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; asynchronously operated add-drop switch nodes; buffers; bursty traffic conditions; fibre delay lines; high capacity network; optical packet switched WDM networks; packet loss ratios; packet synchronisation; traffic analysis; Delay lines; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; WDM networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference

Conference_Location

Beijing, China

Print_ISBN

7-5635-0402-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.1999.824595

Filename

824595