Future Internet 2010, 2(4), 559-586; doi:10.3390/fi2040559
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An Intrinsic TE Approach for End-to-End QoS Provisioning in OBS Networks Using Static Load-Balanced Routing Strategies

Alvaro L. Barradas* email and Maria do Carmo R. Medeirosemail
Center of Electronics Optoelectronics and Telecommunications (CEOT), University of the Algarve, FCT Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 9 October 2010; in revised form: 21 October 2010 / Accepted: 21 October 2010 / Published: 22 October 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue QoS in Wired and Wireless IP Networks)
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Abstract: Optical burst switching provides a feasible paradigm for the next IP over optical backbones. However its burst loss performance can be highly affected by burst contention. In this paper we discuss traffic engineering approaches for path selection with the objective tominimize contention using only topological information. The discussed strategies are based on balancing the traffic across the network in order to reduce congestion without incurring into link state protocol penalties. The routing strategies are evaluated by simulation on an optical burst switching model specifically developed for the purpose with OMNeT++. Results show that our strategies outperform the traditionally used shortest path routing to an extent that depends on the network connectivity.
Keywords: optical networks; optical burst switching; pre-planned routing; path selection; quality of service; network simulation; network performance evaluation

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Barradas, A.L.; Medeiros, M.C.R. An Intrinsic TE Approach for End-to-End QoS Provisioning in OBS Networks Using Static Load-Balanced Routing Strategies. Future Internet 2010, 2, 559-586.

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Barradas AL, Medeiros MCR. An Intrinsic TE Approach for End-to-End QoS Provisioning in OBS Networks Using Static Load-Balanced Routing Strategies. Future Internet. 2010; 2(4):559-586.

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Barradas, Alvaro L.; Medeiros, Maria do Carmo R. 2010. "An Intrinsic TE Approach for End-to-End QoS Provisioning in OBS Networks Using Static Load-Balanced Routing Strategies." Future Internet 2, no. 4: 559-586.

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