Title :
A reservation-based multicasting protocol for WDM local lightwave networks
Author :
Borella, Michael S. ; Muckherjee, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
A wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) based multicasting protocol for a single-hop broadcast-and-select local lightwave network is proposed. The approach employs a control-channel-based media-access protocol that schedules multicast packets while incorporating arbitrary transceiver tuning times and propagation delays. An arbitrary number of data channels (W) supply communication bandwidth to N nodes, where N⩾W. An additional control channel is used for synchronization and scheduling. Each node is equipped with one fixed transmitter and one fixed receiver on the control channel, as well as one tunable (wavelength-agile) transmitter and one or more tunable receivers for data channel access. Results suggest the WDM single-hop multicasting experiences very good performance when multicast size is either small or very large, or when nodes are equipped with multiple receivers
Keywords :
access protocols; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; optical transmitters; packet reservation multiple access; scheduling; synchronisation; telecommunication channels; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM local lightwave networks; communication bandwidth; control channel; control-channel-based media-access protocol; data channels; multicast packet; multicast size; performance; propagation delays; reservation-based multicasting protocol; scheduling; single-hop broadcast-and-select network; synchronization; transceiver tuning times; tunable receivers; wavelength-agile transmitter; wavelength-division multiplexing; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Multicast protocols; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1995. ICC '95 Seattle, 'Gateway to Globalization', 1995 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2486-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1995.524304
