Scheme for performing statistical multiplexing in the optical layer

Stavdas, A; Leligou, H-C; Kanonakis, K; Linardakis, C; Angelopoulos, JD

dc.contributor.author	Stavdas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Leligou, H-C	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanonakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Linardakis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Angelopoulos, JD	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:02Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:02Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	15365379	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16784
dc.subject	Mac Protocol	en
dc.subject	Mesh Network	en
dc.subject	Number of Clusters	en
dc.subject	Optical Burst Switched	en
dc.subject	Statistical Multiplexing	en
dc.subject	Core Network	en
dc.subject.other	Bandwidth	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband networks	en
dc.subject.other	Communication channels (information theory)	en
dc.subject.other	Gateways (computer networks)	en
dc.subject.other	Network protocols	en
dc.subject.other	Optical communication	en
dc.subject.other	Statistical methods	en
dc.subject.other	Switching	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Data-centric networks	en
dc.subject.other	Metropolitan area concepts (MAC)	en
dc.subject.other	Optical burst switching (OBS)	en
dc.subject.other	Optical layer	en
dc.subject.other	Wavelength division multiplexing	en
dc.title	Scheme for performing statistical multiplexing in the optical layer	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1364/JON.4.000237	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JON.4.000237	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	The proliferation of data-centric networks has intensified the research efforts for development of architectures and technologies supporting fast reconfigurable optical networks accommodating any temporal and (or) spatial traffic fluctuations without WDM channel overprovisioning. The novel core network architecture presented in this paper is based on partitioning a meshed network into a number of clusters. Within each cluster the architecture exploits metropolitan area concepts (MACs) to achieve statistical multiplexing gain by transparent transportation of fixed duration slots. These short slots, which are controlled by means of a MAC protocol, are combined to form larger frames that are then exchanged between the clusters. Specific nodes that serve as gateways between clusters undertake the coordination of frame switching and end-to-end routing. Thus, traffic within a particular cluster enjoys reservation-based no-loss transport, while for the communication between clusters either robust two-way reservation schemes or even optical burst switching (OBS) approaches are possible. The end result is an architecture that supports statistical multiplexing within the optical layer with good performance and reasonable complexity. © 2005 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Optical Networking	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1364/JON.4.000237	en
dc.identifier.volume	4	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	237	en
dc.identifier.epage	247	en