Control and scheduling strategies for the recirculation shared-memory optical buffer in optical packet-switched network

This paper focuses on the problem of optical buffer control strategies for recirculation shared optical buffer in optical packet switching. Five control algorithms are presented, and their performances are evaluated and compared by computer simulations. Issues on the optimal configuration of optical buffers are also discussed. The numerical results show that the time delay resolution of fiber delay line has significant influence on the system performance in all three discussed switching mode. The results are valuable in designing the optical packet switch.

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