http://hdl.handle.net/2117/5527 2013-05-19T08:50:26Z http://hdl.handle.net/2117/10773 Title: Performance issues in Optical Burst/Packet Switching Authors: Klinkowski, Miroslaw; Careglio, Davide; Aracil Rico, Javier; Azodolmolky, Siamak; García Haro, Juan; Gunreben, Sebastian; Hu, Guoqiang; Izal, Mikel; Kimsas, Andreas; Veiga Gontán, Javier; Tzanakaki, Anna; Tomkos, Ioannis; Spadaro, Salvatore; Scharf, Joachim; Perelló Muntan, Jordi; Pavón Mariño, Pablo; Morató, Daniel; Magaña, Eduardo; Köhn, Martin Abstract: This chapter summarises the activities on optical packet switching (OPS) and optical burst switching (OBS) carried out by the COST 291 partners in the last 4 years. It consists of an introduction, five sections with contributions on five different specific topics, and a final section dedicated to the conclusions. Each section contains an introductive state-of-the-art description of the specific topic and at least one contribution on that topic. The conclusions give some points on the current situation of the OPS/OBS paradigms. 2010-12-28T10:00:49Z http://hdl.handle.net/2117/10771 Title: Introduction to IP over WDM Authors: Spadaro, Salvatore; Careglio, Davide; Aracil Rico, Javier; Fernández Palacios, Juan; Jajszczyk, Andrzej; Larrabeiti, David; López, Victor; Masip Bruin, Xavier; Sánchez López, Sergio Abstract: The simple idea of having IP traffic directly transported over optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology (“Internet Protocol (IP) over WDM”) has been envisioned as the future for the telecommunication infrastructure. The key point in this infrastructure becomes the switching layer between ubiquitous IP-centric networks and WDM physical layer. An intense debate has been ongoing about which model to adopt, aiming at identifying the degree of optical transparency and the proper flexibility of optical interconnection. Expected migration of switching functions from electronic to optics will be gradual, and will take place in several phases. The first phase is presented in this chapter. It is characterised by the use of the wavelength as a switching granularity; the terms optical circuit switching (Optical Circuit Switching (OCS)), wavelength switching and wavelength routed network are commonly and indifferently used. 2010-12-28T09:39:34Z