In order to facilitate convergence of networks and services, this article investigates a new
hybrid and integrated QoS control scheme that combines electrical IP layer features with …

This article challenges the emerging industry trend of adapting Internet-style distributed
network-control with its full complexity for the optical transport network. Instead, we argue …

Optical control planes such as automatically switched optical networks or generalized
multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) have been viewed as one key enabling technology …

Multidomain traffic engineering (TE) has the potential not only of guaranteeing the quality of
service (QoS) to connections spanning multiple domains but also of effectively utilizing …

It is increasingly recognized that the Internet is transforming into a platform providing
services beyond todaypsilas expectations. To successfully realize this transformation, the …

For IP-over-WDM networks, optical coarse packet switching (OCPS) has been proposed to
circumvent optical packet switching limitations by using in-band-controlled per-burst …

Classical approaches to QoS provisioning in IP networks are difficult to apply in all-optical
networks. This is mainly because there is no optical counterpart to the store-and-forward …

This article presents an experimental study on adopting and integrating the existing IP
protocols and mechanisms into an optical network control plane. Although there has been …

Existing quality of service differentiation schemes for today's IP over point-to-point optical
WDM networks take advantage of electronic RAM to implement traffic management …

Optical label switching is introduced for ensuring fast data transfer, quality of service (QoS)
support, and better resource management. However, the important issue is how to optimize …