An experimental study of an optical burst switching network based on wavelength-selective optical switches

Author

Xinwan, Li ; Jianping, Chen ; Guiling, Wu ; Hui, Wang ; Ailun, Ye

Author_Institution

Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China

Volume

43

Issue

5

fYear

2005

fDate

5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Lastpage

10

Abstract

In this article we report the system structure and test results of an experimental optical burst switching network with three edge router´s and one core node. Wavelength-selective switches developed for this system and their characteristics are depicted. The implementation and performance of our new scheme for the just-in-time protocol are described. We also report experimental results of FTP and VOD services on this system. Some parameters, including traffic rate, average burst data length, and assembly time, are studied.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; routing protocols; scheduling; telecommunication services; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; video on demand; assembly time; edge router; just-in-time protocol; optical burst switching network; schedule mechanism; traffic rate; wavelength-selective optical switch; Assembly systems; Asynchronous transfer mode; Communication switching; Convergence; Optical burst switching; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Physical layer; Synchronous digital hierarchy;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2005.1453419

Filename

1453419