Title :
Optical self-similar cluster switching (OSCS)
Author :
Huang, Anpeng ; Ho, Pin-Han
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The objective of OSCS is to solve the obstacles brought by the traffic self-similarity. Our analyses and simulation results show that the burst flooding effect caused by the traffic self-similarity can be successfully smoothed out by using OSCS.
Keywords :
fractals; smoothing methods; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; workstation clusters; OSCS; burst flooding effect; network traffic; optical self-similar cluster switching; smoothing method; Degradation; Floods; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Protocols; Quality of service; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192563
