Contention prediction and evaluation in photonic packet switched systems

Contention prediction in photonic packet switched systems is examined in this paper. The signals input distributions were represented by the M/G/infin and fBm processes with different scaling degree, auto-correlation function and heavy-tail distribution. The results demonstrated that rather than the scaling degree or other statistical parameters the signals distribution is a crucial factor to contention. The best photonic packet buffer composition is also investigated to guarantee the video signals performance requirements in terms of mean delay and maximum jitter