A multicast model for WDM-based local lightwave networks with a passive star topology

Author

Nen-Fu Huang ; Yi-Jang Wu ; Chiung-Shien Wu ; Chung-Ching Chiou

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

3

fYear

1993

fDate

19-21 Oct. 1993

Firstpage

470

Abstract

To achieve gigabit network service, WDM based lightwave network has been studied intensively. Many scheduling algorithms have bean proposed for single hop WDM based lightwave network with a passive star topology. But these algorithms didn´t consider various network services, such as multicast. Multicast is an absolutely needed service for many modern applications, including distributed computing environment, multimedia communication, ..., etc. In this paper, a multicast model and a scheduling algorithm for WDM-based local lightwave networks with a passive star topology are proposed. Under this model, multicast requests can be scheduled efficiently. The simulation results show that our algorithm works well for unicast requests as well as multicast requests.<>

Keywords

local area networks; network topology; optical fibres; optical links; telecommunication services; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; LAN; WDM; distributed computing; gigabit network service; local lightwave networks; multicast model; multicast requests; multimedia communication; passive star topology; scheduling algorithms; simulation results; unicast requests; Computational modeling; Distributed computing; Multicast algorithms; Multimedia communication; Multimedia computing; Network topology; Processor scheduling; Scheduling algorithm; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON '93. Proceedings. Computer, Communication, Control and Power Engineering.1993 IEEE Region 10 Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing, China

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1233-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.1993.328026

Filename

328026