Optical burst switching (OBS) is one promising method for data transfer in photonic networks
based on a WDM (wavelength division multiplexing) technology. In the OBS scheme, the …

One promising switching technology for wavelength-division multiplexing optical networks is
optical burst switching (OBS). However, there are major deficiencies of OBS.(1) The delay …

We investigate the performance of reservation mechanisms for optical burst switching (OBS)
in multiple hop network environments. We first review current research on wavelength …

Traditional Optical Burst Switching (OBS) protocols assume that data bursts arrive at a given
node asynchronously and that burst size varies, which causes a relatively inefficient …

An Optical Burst Switching (OBS) network provides preferable broadband infrastructure, and
is a promising strong candidate for the future optical Internet. However, there is a major …

Optical burst switching (OBS) is developed as an alternative switching technology, which
combines advantages of both optical circuit switching (OCS) and optical packet switching …

Optical burst switching (OBS) is an approach to building very high capacity routing switches
based on optical data paths and electronic control. Therefore, OBS is considered as a viable …

Optical Burst Switching (OBS) is considered as an efficient switching paradigm for building
the next generation optical Internet. This review has been motivated by the need for …

In this tutorial, we give an introduction to optical burst switching (OBS) networks and
compare different methods that have been given to improve performance of these networks …

Optical burst switching (OBS) is a competitive solution for all-optical next-generation
networks. This paper describes a variation of OBS called time-synchronized optical burst …