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Statistical Multiplexing in Optical Flow Switching Networks
Overview In IP over WDM networks, Optical Paths (OP's) form a virtual topology seen from the upper IP layer, and greatly relieve the burden of electronic processing thanks to optical bypasses. However, in contrast to the circuit-switching, connection-oriented and coarser OP's, the IP is packet-switching, connectionless and finely granular in nature. Special care should be taken in the control plane to bridge the gap. In this research, the author incorporates the idea of optical flow. Optical flows are optically switched in intermediate nodes and converted into electronic form at termination to treat small nested flows. Two modes of Optical Flow Switching (OFS) are examined. One is Optical Burst Switching (OBS), which sends control packet ahead of data to announce a switching and make future reservations.
| Publisher | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | File Format | |
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| Date Published | September 2001 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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