Title
Bandwidth allocation in DiffServ-enabled ethernet passive optical networks
Abstract
Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs) have attracted consider- able attention from industry as they offer a simple, highly flexible and cost effective solution to the problem of providing broadband access to a customer. In this paper, a new approach to bandwidth allocation in EPONs is presented where the Optical Line Terminator (OLT) has full control over the access mechanism. This results in much simpler Optical Network Unit (ONU) architecture. It is shown in this paper that such an OLT-centric architecture offers full support for Differentiated Services and makes enforcement of Service Level Agreements possible. Extensive simulation experiments show that bandwidth allocation algorithms deployed in such a central- ized environment can deliver good performance in terms of average and maximum packet delay. In this paper two new algorithms are introduced that target SLA- aware EPONs and provide a good protection of offered quality of service against interference from other sources.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1049/iet-com:20070436
IET Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
DiffServ networks,bandwidth allocation,local area networks,optical computing,optical fibre networks,DiffServ-enabled ethernet passive optical networks,OLT-centric architecture,bandwidth allocation,differentiated services,optical line terminator
Differentiated services,Bandwidth allocation,Network packet,Passive optical network,Computer network,Quality of service,Broadband,Ethernet,Local area network,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
3
3
1751-8628
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.44
13
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dawid Nowak120.77
John Murphy259752.43
Philip Perry335329.95