Synchronous reservation protocol for variable-sized messages in WDM networks

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a synchronous reservation protocol that is efficient for supporting variable-sized messages in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)-based local network using a passive star topology. A control channel is used to coordinate message transmission on data channels. Time is slotted with fixed-sized slots. The network can accommodate a variable number of nodes and operate independently of the change in the number of nodes. Therefore, any "new" node can join the network anytime without network re-initialization. Moreover, with the protocol, we can avoid data channel and destination conflicts. We analyze the performance according to the variation of the end-to-end propagation delay with respect to one slot time, and validate the results by simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)707-715
Number of pages9
JournalIEICE Transactions on Communications
VolumeE85-B
Issue number4
StatePublished - Apr 2002

Keywords

  • Synchronous reservation protocol
  • Wavelength division multiplexing

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