DocumentCode :
2441558
Title :
Performance of a slotted MAC protocol for WDM metropolitan access ring networks under self-similar traffic
Author :
Jelger, Christophe S. ; Elmirghani, Jaafar M H
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Wales, Swansea, UK
Volume :
5
fYear :
2002
fDate :
2002
Firstpage :
2806
Abstract :
This article proposes a WDM slotted-ring network architecture. Used as a metropolitan access network, it is shown through theoretical predictions and simulation results how a simple MAC protocol can be implemented to achieve fairness between access nodes and efficient bandwidth utilization. In the paper it is shown that the MAC protocol efficiency grows with the number of nodes in the network - a very attractive feature in the metropolitan market. Simple theoretical equations allow for easy provisioning of the network size and scalability. These were validated by discrete-event simulations using realistic traffic sources. The original set of simulation results using a source-stripping scheme are then compared with an improved implementation where destination-stripping is used. Finally, the impact of receiver collision is studied and a solution to this problem is presented.
Keywords :
access protocols; digital simulation; fractals; metropolitan area networks; network topology; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; Internet; MAC protocol efficiency; WDM metropolitan access ring networks; WDM slotted-ring network architecture; access nodes; dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing; destination-stripping; efficient bandwidth utilization; metropolitan access network; metropolitan market; network architecture; network nodes; network scalability; network size; receiver collision; self-similar traffic; simulation results; slotted MAC protocol performance; source-stripping scheme; traffic sources; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Equations; Media Access Protocol; Predictive models; Scalability; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2002. ICC 2002. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7400-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2002.997354
Filename :
997354
Link To Document :
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