Title
On transmission control protocol synchronization in optical burst switching
Abstract
This article studies the transmission control protocol (TCP) synchronization effect in optical burst switched networks. Synchronization of TCP flows appears when optical bursts with segments from different flows inside are dropped in the network causing flow congestion windows decreasing simultaneously. In this article, this imminent effect is studied with different assembly schemes and network scenarios. Different metrics are applied to quantitatively assess synchronization with classical assembly schemes. A new burst assembly scheme is proposed that statically or dynamically allocates flows to multiple assembly queues to control flow aggregation within the assembly cycle. The effectiveness of the scheme has been evaluated, showing a good improvement in optical link utilization.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/s11107-009-0195-9
Photonic Network Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Transport control protocol,Synchronization,Optical burst switching
Optical link,Synchronization,Optical burst switching,Computer science,Queue,Flow (psychology),Control flow,Computer network,Burst switching,Transmission Control Protocol,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
3
1572-8188(Series Online ISSN)1387-974X(Series Print ISSN)
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
18
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Óscar González De Dios17112.52
Anna Maria Guidotti281.67
Carla Raffaelli321137.89
Kostas Ramantas4369.33
kyriakos g vlachos56614.79