QoS of Optical Packet Metro networks

Annie Gravey (1, 2) , Philippe Gravey (3) , Michel Morvan (3) , Bogdan Uscumlic (1, 2) , Lida Sadeghioon (3)

1 INFO - Département informatique
2 REOP - Réseaux d'opérateurs
3 OPT - Département Optique

Metro networks support increasing traffic volumes and evolving traffic profiles. Revisiting metro networks architecture, this paper shows that both optical transparency and sub-wavelength granularity can be achieved, while still ensuring transport network QoS levels.

Mots clés: Metro network; Optical packet switching; Optical Packet Ring; Quality of service (QoS); Dimensioning

Domaines: Informatique [cs]; Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Annie Gravey, Philippe Gravey, Michel Morvan, Bogdan Uscumlic, Lida Sadeghioon. QoS of Optical Packet Metro networks. OFC 2014 : the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, Mar 2014, San Francisco, United States. paper W1C.5. ⟨hal-01016409⟩