Novel scheme for packet forwarding without header modifications in optical networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1277-1283

  Wessing, Henrik ^a   Christiansen, Henrik ^a   Fjelde, Tina ^b   Dittmann, Lars ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Mintera Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Communication systems routing; Networks; Optical communication; Packet switching; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PACKET NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

KEY IDENTIFICATION SCHEME; LABEL DISTRIBUTION PROTOCOL; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHED NETWORKS;

PACKET SWITCHING;

EID: 0036705329     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.800268     Document Type: Article

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