Optical Burst Switching (OBS) is one of the most promising switching technologies for next
generation optical networks. As delay-sensitive applications such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP) …

Optical burst switching (OBS) is a promising solution to implement the optical internet
backbone. However, the lack of adequate congestion-control mechanisms may result in high …

The most important design goal in Optical Burst Switching (OBS) networks is to reduce burst
loss resulting from resource contention. Especially, the higher the congestion degree in the …

Optical Burst Switching (OBS) has recently been proposed as a candidate architecture for
the next generation optical Internet. Several challenging issues remain to be solved to pave …

Abstract Optical Burst Switching (OBS) has intrinsically time-sensitive nature with the
separation of the header and the payload. Thus, minute care for offset-time is definitely …

We propose a forward resource reservation (FRR) scheme to reduce the data burst delay at
edge nodes in optical burst switching (OBS) systems. We also explore algorithms to …

Among the promising solutions for next generation Internet backbone, one can consider
optical burst switching (OBS) technology. This technology does not, however, provide …

Optical burst switching (OBS) is a switching technique that occupies the middle of the
spectrum between the wellknown circuit switching and packet switching paradigms. OBS …

Optical burst switching (OBS) technology is a promising solution for the next generation
Internet backbone. However, call admission control (CAC) and QoS support constitute …

Quality of service (QoS) differentiation is an integral component of any networking system,
particularly, with the current and future great diversity of users? applications and their …