Next-generation high-speed Internet backbone networks will be required to support a broad range of emerging applications which may not only require significant bandwidth, but may also have strict quality of service (QoS) requirements. Furthermore, the traffic from such applications are expected to be highly bursty in nature. For such traffic, the allocation of static fixed-bandwidth circuits may lead to the over-provisioning of bandwidth resources in order to meet QoS requirements.

"Next-generation high-speed Internet backbone networks will be required to support a broad range of emerging applications which may not only require significant bandwidth, but may also have strict quality of service (QoS) requirements. Furthermore, the traffic from such applications are expected to be highly bursty in nature. For such traffic, the allocation of static fixed-bandwidth circuits may lead to the over-provisioning of bandwidth resources in order to meet QoS requirements.

Dedication List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface 1. Introduction
1.1 Optical Circuit Switching
1.2 Optical Packet Switching
1.3 Optical Burst Switching
References 2. Technology And Architecture
2.1 OBS Network Architecture
2.2 Enabling Technology
2.3 Physical-Layer Issues
References 3. Burst Assembly
3.1 Timer and Threshold Selection
3.2 Effect of Burst Assembly on Traffic Characteristics
3.3 Evaluation of Threshold-Based Burst Assembly Techniques
References 4. Signaling
4.1 Classification of Signaling Schemes
4.2 Just-Enough-Time (JET)
4.3 Tell-and-Wait (TAW)
4.4 Intermediate Node Initiated (TNT) Signaling
4.5 Analytical Delay Model
4.6 Numerical Results
References 5. Contention Resolution
5.1 Optical Buffering
5.2 Wavelength Conversion
5.3 Deflection Routing
5.4 Burst Segmentation
5.5 Segmentation with Deflection
5.6 Contention Resolution and QoS
References 6. Channel Scheduling
6.1 Segmentation-Based Channel Scheduling
6.2 OBS Core Node Architecture
6.3 Segmentation-Based Non-Preemptive Scheduling Algorithms
6.4 Segmentation-Based Non-Preemptive Scheduling Algorithms with FDLs
6.5 Numerical Results
References 7. Quality Of Service
7.1 Relative QoS in OBS Networks
7.2 Absolute QoS
References 8. Other Topics
8.1 Labeled OBS
8.2 Multicasting in OBS
8.3 Protection for Optical Burst-Switched Networks
8.4 TCP over OBS
8.5 OBS Testbeds
References
Index