OBS网络中的虚拟突发交换技术

针对由于网络复杂度提高,突发数据在预留时冲突可能性增大,导致OBS网络性能下降的情况,提出OBS网络中的虚拟突发交换技术和相应的实现技术。其汇聚机制是基于服务类别的虚拟汇聚,调度策略对应有两种：非抢占调度策略和抢占调度策略。利用虚拟突发交换技术有利于减少信道碎片,提高链路利用率,提供可靠的QOS保证。用OPNET系统仿真工具进行验证,结果表明：虚拟突发交换与OBS传统交换方式相比有较高网络链路的利用率,较少的控制分组和数据突发的丢包率,增加了整个网络的吞吐量。     

混合光突发交换网络的研究

提出了一种新的混合光突发交换（HOBS）网络，并且使用环网对网络进行了仿真比较研究。仿真结果表明HOBS的丢包率远低于OBS，并且下降的程度决定于拆分比例、缓存的大小以及节点的处理速率等参数。     

基于GMPLS的光突发交换网络的研究

文章基于通用多协议标签交换(GMPLS)的光突发交换(OBS)网络的体系结构,研究了如何将GMPLS引入OBS,并使两者能够高效协调地工作.重点讨论了GMPLS与OBS技术相结合的网络(GMPLS-based OBS)的各种关键技术和解决机制.特别在处理突发数据包(BDP)冲突竞争机制上提出了新的方法.最后,指出了GMPLS-based OBS进一步研究的方向.     

Node dimensioning in optical burst switching networks

Network dimensioning should be progressed for pursuing the ultimate efficiency of network system resources in order to satisfy target performance. This article studies node dimensioning as a method of resource optimization in optical burst switching (OBS) networks. OBS is a new switching technology for pursuing bufferless transparent optical networks by sending control packets prior to data burst in order to provision resources for the burst. However, the basic assumption of a bufferless node implies burst contention at a core node when more than two bursts attempt to move forward the same output simultaneously. Thus, burst contention is a critical performance metric and this article takes it into account as a constraint on node dimensioning and target performance. In this article, we first present node dimensioning issues for OBS networks. Two constraints from the transport plane and the control plane which affect burst contention are then introduced. The effect of the burst assembly process on node dimensioning is also presented. From numerical analysis, the optimal number of wavelengths in a link, which provides the lowest blocking probability, is obtained to suggest a guideline for node dimensioning.     

Dynamic burst discarding scheme for deflection routing in optical burst switching networks

This paper proposes a dynamic burst discarding scheme for deflection routing in optical burst switching networks. In general, deflection routing is effective in lightly loaded situations, whereas it has a contrary effect in congested networks because deflected bursts accelerate network congestion. Thus deflection routing should be employed in lightly loaded networks. Incoming traffic, however, varies in time and location, so that temporal and/or local congestion cannot be avoided. Our proposed scheme resolves this problem in the following way. Each node autonomously detects congestion with local information, and bursts to be deflected are discarded in a probabilistic manner, based on the degree of detected congestion and the numbers of elapsed and remaining hops of those bursts. Simulation experiments show that when congestion happens temporarily, the proposed scheme reduces the burst loss probability, and it utilizes network resources efficiently when local congestion happens.     

Techniques for optical packet switching and optical burst switching

Wavelength-division multiplexing appears to be the solution of choice for providing a faster networking infrastructure that can meet the explosive growth of the Internet. Several different technologies have been developed so far for the transfer of data over WDM. We survey two new technologies which are still in the experimental stage-optical packet switching and optical burst switching-and comment on their suitability for transporting IP traffic     

基于窗口的光突发交换调度算法

针对光突发交换网(OBS)中的资源竞争和QoS支持等问题，提出了一种新型的基于窗口的调度算法。该算法利用边缘节点的电缓存，对调度窗口中的突发数据包进行批量BORA调度，可以有效地降低网络中发生资源竞争的概率；同时调度窗口中的优先级策略还可以进一步增强QoS。网络仿真结果表明，通过选择合适的调度窗口和最大允许时延，该调度算法在0．8的网络负载下使得高优先级突发数据包的阻塞率下降一个量级，信道利用率提高3．5％。     

Joint routing and dimensioning of optical burst switching networks

Existing methods for handling routing and dimensioning in dynamic WDM networks solve the two problems separately. The main drawback of this approach is that a global minimum cost solution cannot be guaranteed. Given that wavelengths are costly resources, determining the minimum network cost is of fundamental importance. We propose an approach which jointly solves the routing and dimensioning problems in optical burst switching (OBS) networks, guaranteeing a target blocking per connection. The method finds the set of routes and the number of wavelengths per network link that minimise the total network cost. To accomplish this, an integer linear programming problem is solved. The proposed method was applied to ring networks, where the optimal solution achieves a reduction in the network cost of 10–40% (for traffic loads <0.4, compared to solving both problems separately). In the case of mesh topologies, to reduce the computational complexity of the method, we applied a variation of it which achieves a local minimum. Even so, a reduction of 5–20% (for traffic loads <0.4) in the network cost was obtained. This ability to lower network cost could make the proposed method the best choice to date for dynamic network operators.     

一种非循环的光突发交换网络偏射路由算法

文章提出了一种非循环的应用于光突发交换(OBS)网络的偏射路由算法．它基于各网络节点的路径度和平均跳转数来确定偏射路径．通过建立OBS网络仿真模型。从数据突发的丢失率、平均跳转次数和端到端延时等方面来对其进行评价．仿真结果表明，该算法能确定有效的非循环偏射路径，为OBS网络提供了公平的网络资源利用．     

A unified study of burst assembly in optical burst switching networks

This article presents a comprehensive study of burst assembly in optical burst switching (OBS) networks. This investigation aims to provide a unified study of burst assembly algorithms. After analyses of conventional assembly algorithms, we present an adaptive burst assembly algorithm: data-length time-lag product assembly algorithm. Numerical results show that the proposed algorithm takes the real-time traffic state into account to adapt burst length and its injected intervals. It obtains a more acceptable performance. Moreover, we investigated the impact of burst assembly applied at the edge of OBS networks. We analyze the Hurst parameter of the input traffic to the output traffic that results from the burst assembly. Two formulas are presented to describe changes of the Hurst parameter. Theoretical results are validated through extensive simulations in time-based, length-based, and adaptive assembly algorithms, respectively.     

Edge node buffer usage in optical burst switching networks

Optical Burst Switching (OBS) combines the benefits of Optical Packet Switching and Optical Circuit Switching technologies to provide an efficient, yet cost effective, method for data transmission in an all-optical, bufferless, core network. While most studies on OBS has concentrated on the core OBS network, we contribute new studies for the buffer requirement of an OBS edge node. The buffer usage for OBS systems only arises in the edge nodes since they contain an array of assemblers which combines electronic data with a common destination into an OBS burst stream for transmission in an all-optical bufferless core network. Specifically, we present two analytical results for buffer usage in an OBS edge node: one for Poisson traffic and the other for self-similar traffic input. The results show that the aggregated traffic from many assemblers inherits the characteristics of the source input traffic. This means that the output traffic approaches Poisson if the input traffic is Poisson, and the output traffic remains self-similar if the input is self-similar. These results lead to the following important design issues when dimensioning buffer requirements in an OBS edge node: if the traffic input is Poisson, the M/G/m model is the model to use for obtaining the upper bound on buffer usage in an OBS edge node; and for the case of self-similar traffic, Brichet’s method can be used to provide the upper and lower bound.     

QoS performance of optical burst switching in IP-over-WDM networks

We address the issue of how to provide basic quality of service (QoS) in optical burst-switched WDM networks with limited fiber delay lines (FDLs). Unlike existing buffer-based QoS schemes, the novel offset-time-based QoS scheme we study in this paper does not mandate any buffer for traffic isolation, but nevertheless can take advantage of FDLs to improve the QoS. This makes the proposed QoS scheme suitable for the next generation optical Internet. The offset times required for class isolation when making wavelength and FDL reservations are quantified, and the upper and lower bounds on the burst loss probability are analyzed. Simulations are also conducted to evaluate the QoS performance in terms of burst loss probability and queuing delay. We show that with limited FDLs, the offset-time-based QoS scheme can be very efficient in supporting basic QoS.     

Dynamic threshold-based assembly algorithms for optical burst switching networks subject to burst rate constraints

Control plane load stems from burst control packets which need to be transmitted end-to-end over the control channel and further processed at core nodes of an optical burst switching (OBS) network for reserving resources in advance for an upcoming burst. Burst assembly algorithms are generally designed without taking into consideration the control plane load they lead to. In this study, we propose traffic-adaptive burst assembly algorithms that attempt to minimize the average burst assembly delay subject to burst rate constraints and hence limit the control plane load. The algorithms we propose are simple to implement and we show using synthetic and real traffic traces that they perform substantially better than the usual timer-based schemes.     

A novel transfer mode to reduce burst loss rate for optical burst switching networks

A crucial issue in optical burst switching (OBS) networks is burst loss caused by resource contention. As a result, many methods are currently being proposed to reduce burst loss rate. These methods can be summed up into two categories: burst scheduling algorithms and contention resolutions. Both categories of methods can reduce burst loss rate to a certain degree. However, to make OBS to become a viable solution, the burst loss rate needs to be further reduced. Furthermore, almost all methods ignore the fact that an unfortunately scheduled, locally generated single-hop burst could block a number of future incoming transit bursts, though the burst just travels to its next downstream node. This phenomenon becomes more evident when links are heavily loaded in mesh OBS networks. To eliminate contention caused by single-hop traffic completely, this paper proposes a novel transfer mode called packet calking by differentiating between single-hop traffic from multihop traffic for OBS networks. An analysis model is developed to evaluate the performance of packet calking. Theoretical results are validated through extensive simulations in both ring and mesh networks. These results show that packet calking outperforms the transfer mode without packet calking in terms of burst loss rate and link utilization.     

A burst loss probability model with impatient customer feature for optical burst switching networks

We consider optical delay line buffer as a solution to reduce the number of lost burst in optical burst switching, one of the promising candidates for future networks. Such network takes burst loss as an important performance criteria in the design step. Network performance, however, cannot be captured efficiently using traditional queueing models, because they often ignore the impatience of messages traveling through optical switches which is one of the popular issues in communication networks. In this paper, we develop an analytic model for this system using queueing theory and considering special impatience features. Simulation results show that (i) the developed model with impatience features can decrease burst loss probability ( ? 10%) compared with other approaches, and (ii) applying that model, we demonstrate that shared buffer architecture in optical burst switching network with optical buffer often achieves lower burst loss probability than dedicated buffer way in several different scenarios. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Impact of burst aggregation time on performance in optical burst switching networks

In this paper, we present the performance analysis of Just-In-Time Optical Burst Switching (JIT-OBS) under realistic web traffic. We demonstrate and explain the impact of Burst Aggregation Time (BAT) on performance under the short-lived TCP flows model. We consider both data and control planes. Our results show that BAT has an impact on TCP performance through packet losses and packet delay in the data plane. The results also show that the network has an optimal point of operation dependence upon BAT. We also incorporate BAT’s impact on the control plane’s congestion.     

光突发交换网络中冲突性能分析

光突发交换(OBS)被认为是下一代光纤通信网络的典型代表.文章研究了在OBS核心节点中突发数据包由于竞争相同的输出数据信道而发生的冲突问题,对冲突时的网络性能进行了分析,得出了在不同网络负荷情况下的包丢失率情况,研究结果对OBS网络的实际建设有一定的理论指导意义.     

光突发交换网络中基于抢占的突发编码机制

为了降低突发丢失率,在分析突发克隆的基础上,提出了一种基于抢占的突发编码机制。在源边缘节点,采用奇偶监督码对信息突发进行编码,并产生冗余突发。在核心节点,信息突发有条件地抢占冗余突发,减少了冗余突发对信息突发的竞争,降低了核心节点处的信息突发丢失率。目的边缘节点,利用冗余突发恢复出丢失的信息突发。提出的突发编码机制实现...     

OBS网络数据信道调度算法性能比较

光突发交换(OBS)网络中数据信道的调度算法是提高OBS网络性能的关键技术之一.文章给出了LAUC、LAUC-VF、BR和LAUC-VF-BS等几种数据信道调度算法的基本原理,通过仿真对这些调度算法进行了性能比较,结果表明LAUC-VF-BS算法能够更有效地降低突发丢失率,提高信道利用率,从而改善网络性能.     

Burst scheduling for differentiated services in optical burst switching WDM networks

Optical burst switching (OBS) is one of the most important switching technologies for future optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks and the Internet. The model of differentiated services has been proposed to support quality of service (QoS) in the IP‐based Internet. It is also very important to have differentiated service support in OBS networks. When the burst scheduling in an OBS network is set up appropriately, network can support differentiated services. In this paper, we proposed a new burst scheduling scheme, called differentiated scheduling with identical priority offset time (DSIPO). In DSIPO, the same priority offset time is used for all the bursts destined to the same edge node regardless of their priorities. Differentiated services in terms of burst loss probability are achieved by processing the control packets of higher priority class bursts, thus reserving resources for their data bursts, more promptly upon their arrival than those of lower priority class bursts. Each intermediate (core) node can adjust the burst loss probabilities of various burst classes by choosing its own differentiated processing delay value for each priority class or its own differentiated processing delay difference value between any pair of adjacent priority classes. We model and analyse DSIPO in terms of the burst loss probability for each priority class with simulation validation. The performance of DISPO is evaluated by simulation. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.