Date of Award
2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Engineering Science
Program
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Supervisor
Dr. Abdullah Shami
Abstract
Optical Burst Switching (OBS) has emerged as a promising switching technology for next generation optical networks. OBS networks use out of band signaling for control packets, while data bursts remain in the optical domain. Specifically, the header information is processed electronically and the data forwarding is performed in the optical layer. In this thesis, we analyze critical issues affecting the ability of optical burst switched networks to support different classes of data.
We introduce a new scheduling scheme that provides differentiated services in optical burst switched ring networks. We also propose an improved algorithm that increases the network throughput and reduces the overall end-to-end delay. Detailed simulation experiments are presented to study the performance and to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.
Recommended Citation
Shivae, Behrang, "Design and Analysis of Optical Burst Switched Metropolitan Area Networks" (2006). Digitized Theses. 4962.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4962