光突发交换网络中一种基于负载平衡的路由机制

光突发交换(OBS)是实现下一代光互联网技术中的一种极具前景的方案.OBS网络中采用的路由机制多是最短路径优先的路由选择机制,这种路由机制本身的缺陷会使网络有较大的阻塞概率,不能实时反映网络流量的变化,同时对不同的网络拓扑的适应性较差.本文提出了一种OBS网络中能实现负载平衡的路由机制,对一个请求选择一条可以使网络中各链路使用波长数的统计方差最小的路由.仿真结果表明,该方法在阻塞概率方面要优于最短路径路由机制;而在传输延迟性能方面接近于最短路径路由机制,同时对于不同的网络拓扑以及节点流量的变化都具有一定的适应性.     

OBS网络中的新型竞争解决方案

提出一种解决光突发交换(OBS)网络节点中突发数据包冲突的方案.发生冲突时,在OBS层重传被丢弃突发数据包,然后给出评估这种重传机制丢包率的方法,并与偏射路由策略的性能进行比较,结果表明突发重传机制显著改善了丢包率.可以很好地实现服务质量(QoS)机制.     

WDM光网络中固定路由的优化算法

通过研究WDM光网络中固定路由策略的选取对网络性能的影响，提出了一种新的用于优化固定路由的算法-综合代价法。该算法综合考虑了链路负载和路由跳数这两个因素，以综合代价为策略进行路由优化。计算机仿真结果表明，针对不同的网络负载情况，综合代价法能够有效地降低网络的阻塞率，提高网络的性能。     

一种支持业务均衡的OBS自适应多可达性路由机制

针对光突发交换(OBS)网络中如何高效解决频繁发生的光突发竞争问题,提出了一种支持业务均衡的OBS自适应多可达性路由机制(AMR-LB).首先根据发送端发送业务量大小和当前网络业务承载状态,按需地为光突发确定多可达性路由;然后在非线性规划下,自适应地调整各条路由的业务承载比例.通过性能仿真,并与自适应替代路由算法(AA...     

基于阈值检测的光突发交换偏射路由算法

光突发交换是适合在当前技术条件下的新交换技术,它比电路交换灵活,带宽利用率高,又比光分组交换易于实现,将成为下一代光IP骨干网的核心技术。在光突发交换网络中,偏射路由算法是有效解决突发竞争、提高网络性能的一种重要措施。首先分析了发送端控制的偏射路由技术,在此基础上提出了一种基于阈值检测的偏射路由的改进算法。该算法通过跳数来控制无效偏射路由并通过有条件地丢弃偏射突发来保证正常突发的丢包率,从而减少偏射路由对网络负荷的影响,使整个网络的丢包率得到一定提高,改善网络性能。     

一种快速动态分布式光链路建立方法

提出一种改进的波长分配算法,用于波长路由光网络中快速动态分布式光链路的建立。该算法采用提前释放和超时释放两种波长和链路释放机制,减少了网络拥塞,更适合波长路由网络的实际运行规则。通过在美国自然科学基金网(NSF)上的仿真计算,与以前的研究结果相比,该算法可以减少网络的阻塞率8％,同时缩短了光链路建立的时间。     

DWDM可重构光网络试验床及其监控管理

 本文设计集成并演示了一种业务驱动型可重构光网络平台,建立了光网络的固定连接和交换连接,探讨了可变业务网络的可重构流量疏导中的完全适配方案的实现方法,根据业务流量变化的需求,实现了光网络物理结构的重构.根据可重构光网络管理的特殊要求,实现了对该光网络中光网元控制管理和各光波长通道波长稳定性、光信噪比、信道功率、定时抖动、消光比、色散、误码率等性能参数的监控,且该光性能监控方案对数字光信号的协议和速率透明,还解决了动态路由技术条件下实时光功率电平的均衡问题.     

一种面向智慧协同网络的自适配路由策略研究

现有互联网网络体系和机制相对"静态"和"僵化",缺乏支持智慧网络的有效机制.要从根本上解决现有互联网存在的严重弊端,必须创建新的网络理论体系.本文在智慧协同网络"三层"、"两域"体系结构下,针对"网络组件层"的路由自适配问题展开研究,提出基于生物启发的转发网络族群自适配路由策略,实现族群内路由组件之间的智慧协调、动态重构和优化决策,有效解决现有路由策略的静态、僵化等问题.通过数学分析证明:如果设定模型参数μ∈(0,1),提出的自适配路由策略可以始终保持稳定性.最后,通过原型系统验证了提出自适配路由策略是切实可行的,能够提高网络的承载业务数量和提升用户体验.     

混洗网络中光开关矩阵研究

基于偏振控制技术,利用偏振光分束器和位相型空间光调制器构建1×2和2×1的节点开关单元,节点开关单元各端口间按照特定的映射规则和连接关系以光纤实现互连,从而得到一种新型的4×4光开关矩阵.该 4×4光开关矩阵利用位相型空间光调制器对信号光偏振态的控制实现路由,通过对其各输入端口光信号路由状态的分析表明,它可以完成信号光点对点的全排列无阻塞的输出与交换,同时,还具备部分的多点组播功能.该矩阵开关具有交换速度快、插入损耗小、串话低、性能稳定等特点,对于构建大规模的光互连网络具有一定的帮助.     

分光器稀疏配置的WDM光网络多播路由算法

针对分光器稀疏配置条件下的WDM光网络多播路由分配问题,提出了一种路由分配算法.详细阐述了算法的实现步骤.通过大量仿真实验,结果表明:该算法具有寻找目标节点时间短、建立动态链路快等优点;与其它算法相比,该算法在多播路由分配中使用的平均波长代价最小,在单条链路上使用的波长数最少.     

An experimental switching-aware GMPLS-based lightpath provisioning protocol in wavelength-routed networks

In wavelength-routed optical networks, the high-delay introduced by the optical switching fabric for resource reservation increases critically the lightpath setup delay. In order to minimize the setup delay, Generalized Multi-protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) introduced the concept of Suggested Label Object (SL), which allows to start reserving and configuring the hardware with a proposed wavelength from the source node to the destination node. This solution is not optimal in wavelength selective networks (WSN) (i.e., without wavelengths converters). The need of guaranteeing the wavelength continuity constraint for end-to-end optical connections, combined with the lack of global wavelength-based link information (the source node is not aware of which wavelengths are available on each link), makes that the likelihood of establishing a lightpath using the proposed suggested label may be minimum. In this article, we propose an enhancement to the current GMPLS RSVP-TE signaling protocol with offset time-based provisioning that minimizes the lightpath setup, improving the overall network performance in terms of blocking probability and setup delay. Experimental performance evaluation has been carried out in ADRENALINE testbed, a GMPLS-based intelligent all-optical transport network.     

Lightpath Rerouting Algorithm to enhance blocking performance in all-optical WDM network without wavelength conversion

In this paper, we have proposed an efficient wavelength rerouting algorithm for dynamic provisioning of lightpath. In wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) networks rerouting of lightpath can be used to improve throughput and to reduce blocking probability. We have proposed a Lightpath Rerouting Algorithm (LRRA) for dynamic traffic in WDM optical networks. The results have shown that LRRA can improve blocking performance of the network. In this paper, low complexity algorithm has been developed which is used for the calculation of blocking probability of network. The proposed algorithm has also been applied on the realistic network such as NSFnet for calculation and optimization of blocking probability of the network. The results have also shown that the proposed algorithm can be implemented to huge networks for good blocking performance of the network.     

Rerouting technique with dynamic traffic in WDM optical networks

In this paper, we have proposed an efficient wavelength rerouting algorithm for dynamic provisioning of lightpath. In wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) networks rerouting of lightpath can be used to improve throughput and to reduce blocking probability. We have proposed a shortest path wavelength rerouting (SPWRR) algorithm for dynamic traffic in WDM optical networks. The results have shown that SPWRR algorithm can improve blocking performance of the network. In this paper, low complexity algorithm has been developed which is used for the calculation of blocking probability of network. The proposed algorithm has also been applied on the realistic network such as NSFnet for calculation and optimization of blocking probability of the network.     

Hybrid switching and p-routing for optical burst switching networks

One promising switching technology for wavelength-division multiplexing optical networks is optical burst switching (OBS). However, there are major deficiencies of OBS. (1) The delay offset between a control message and its corresponding data burst is based on the diameter of a network. This affects network efficiency, quality-of-service, and network scalability.( 2) OBS adopts one-way resource reservation scheme, which causes frequent burst collision and, thus, burst loss. We address the above two important issues in OBS. In particular, we study how to improve the performance of delay and loss in OBS. To reduce the end-to-end delay, we propose a hybrid switching scheme. The hybrid switching is a combination of lightpath switching and OBS switching. A virtual topology design algorithm based on simulated annealing to minimize the longest shortest path through the virtual topology is presented. To minimize burst collision and loss, we propose a new routing algorithm, namely, p-routing, for OBS network. The p-routing is based on the wavelength available probability. A path that has higher available probability is less likely to drop bursts due to collision. The probability-based p-routing can reduce the volatility, randomness, and uncertainty of one-way resource reservation. Our studies show that hybrid switching and p-routing are complementary and both can dramatically improve the performance of OBS networks.     

Inter-domain optical path provisioning with blocking avoidance by intra-domain immediate reroute-based semi-proactive hierarchical PCE

Optical fiber networks have become the foundations of communication system to provide enormous transmission capacity with less cost. Connection blocking is an inherent attribute and influences optical networks’ performance, especially in multi-domain network scenarios. We analyze the reason and effect of blockings including routing blockings and signaling blockings. We regard the cause of signaling blockings as the information asynchronization in resource reservation process. We define the concept of Information Asynchronization Period to describe the effect of signaling blockings. To reduce signaling blockings in end-to-end optical path provisioning for multi-domain scenarios, we propose a novel network routing and control scheme, named Intra-Domain Immediate Reroute based Semi-Proactive Hierarchical Path Computation Element (IDIRSP H-PCE). The proposed routing and control scheme mainly consists of two parts, Semi-Proactive routing and Intra-Domain Immediate Reroute mechanism. Dynamic network simulations verify our proposed scheme. We compare the network performance with Reactive Backward Recursive PCE-based Computation (BRPC) based PCE, Reactive H-PCE and Proactive H-PCE. Simulation results indicate that IDIRSP H-PCE can provide connection with a very low blocking probability in light load case, which is close to Proactive H-PCE, and obviously better than BRPC based Reactive PCE and Reactive H-PCE. For heavy load case, IDIRSP H-PCE has a remarkably lower blocking probability than other three methods. Moreover, we test our proposed routing and control scheme when facing link faults. Simulation results indicate that IDIRSP H-PCE can greatly improve the traffic access rate and optimize the network performance.     

An Ant-Based Approach for Dynamic RWA in Optical WDM Networks

In this paper, we propose a new ant-based algorithm for the dynamic routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) problem in optical WDM networks under the wavelength continuity constraint. Unlike conventional approaches, which usually require centralized global network information, our new RWA algorithm constructs the routing solution in a distributed manner by means of cooperative ants. To facilitate the ants’ foraging task, we adopt in our algorithm a probabilistic routing table structure for route selection. The new algorithm is highly adaptive in that it always keeps a suitable number of ants in the network to cooperatively explore the network states and continuously update the routing tables, so that the route for a connection request can be determined promptly by the current states of routing tables with only a small setup delay. Some new schemes for path scoring and path searching are also proposed to enhance the performance of our ant-based algorithm. Extensive simulation results upon three typical network topologies indicate that the proposed algorithm has a very good adaptability to traffic variations and it outperforms both the fixed routing algorithm and the promising fixed–alternate routing algorithm in terms of blocking probability. The ability to guarantee both a low blocking probability and a small setup delay makes the new ant-based routing algorithm very attractive for both the optical circuit switching networks and future optical burst switching networks     

Experimenting with bandwidth-variable routing and signaling on a large-scale ASON test-bed

Bandwidth-variable (BV) optical networks have been proposed as a novel technology to provide spectrum-efficient transportation. In order to study the performance of the BV optical networks, we propose a BV extension to RSVP-TE signaling protocol and implement it with different routing schemes on our large-scale ASON test-bed. Results show that the adaptive routing (AR) combined with forward reservation RSVP-TE signaling (AR+RSVP-fBV) scheme has lower routing blocking probability; however, since its signaling blocking probability is higher than the fixed routing (FR) combined with backward reservation RSVP-TE signaling (FR+RSVP-bBV) scheme, it has no significant advantage in the overall blocking performance, especially in a highly dynamic network scenario. The introduction of spectrum conversion cannot improve the overall blocking performance significantly due to its higher signaling blocking probability, and worse yet, it increases setup delay.     

Routing Mechanisms Employing Adaptive Weight Functions for Shortest Path Routing in Optical WDM Networks

Optical dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) networks are an attractive candidate for the next generation Internet and beyond. In this paper, we consider routing and wavelength assignment in a wide area wavelength routed backbone network that employs circuit-switching. When a session request is received by the network, the routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) task is to establish a lightpath between the source and destination. That is, determine a suitable path and assign a set of wavelengths for the links on this path. We consider a link state protocol approach and use Dijkstras shortest path algorithm, suitably modified for DWDM networks, for computing the shortest paths. In [1] we proposed WDM aware weight functions that included factors such as available wavelengths per link, total wavelengths per link. In this paper, we present new weight functions that exploit the strong correlation between blocking probability and number of hops involved in connection setup to increase the performance of the network. We also consider alternate path routing that computes the alternate paths based on WDM aware weight functions. The impact of the weight functions on the blocking probability and delay is studied through discrete event simulation. The system parameters varied include number of network nodes, wavelengths, degree of wavelength conversion, and load. The results show that the weight function that incorporates both hop count and available wavelength provides the best performance in terms of blocking probability.     

A dynamic hop count shifting RWA algorithm for wavelength routed optical networks

In this article, we find that the limiting hop count in a lightpath impacts on the performance of optical networks. Based on this observation, we propose a dynamic hop count shifting (DYHOS) algorithm that limits the hop count of lightpaths dynamically, depending on the traffic load. The proposed algorithm searches an available route, while minimizing the waste of network resources and limiting excessive traffic on the network. Hence, the proposed algorithm increases the network throughput and reduces the blocking probability. Comparing with shortest path routing and adaptive path routing algorithms, we show the performance of the proposed algorithm has the lowest blocking probability influenced by the hop count of lightpaths for a given routing algorithm.