A novel transmission coordination scheme for single hop lightwave networks

Author

Li, Bo ; Ganz, Aura ; Krishna, M.C.

Author_Institution

Networking Syst. Div., IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1995

fDate

14-16 Nov 1995

Firstpage

1784

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel transmission co-ordination protocol for single hop lightwave networks based on the WDM star topology. The novel feature of this algorithm is the use of a passive listening mechanism (in-band signalling) to obtain status information regarding the network channels. The protocol is adaptive, allowing for flexible assignment of bandwidth. It is especially useful when loads and traffic distribution change with time

Keywords

access protocols; adaptive control; network topology; optical fibre networks; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM star topology; adaptive protocol; algorithm; bandwidth assignment; channel access protocol; inband signalling; load distribution; network channels; passive listening mechanism; single hop lightwave networks; status information; traffic distribution; transmission coordination protocol; Computer networks; Computerized monitoring; Hardware; Network topology; Protocols; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1995. GLOBECOM '95., IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2509-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1995.502714

Filename

502714