A Survey of Burst Assembly Algorithms for Optical Burst Switching (OBS)

A lot of research has focused on the need to develop an all-optical next generation network. That is, the development of a network where both transmission and switching are all performed in the optical domain. Optical Burst Switching (OBS) has so far received more attention than its predecessors for such a solution. Burst assembly is one the most crucial elements of OBS. The objective of this paper is to survey the concepts of OBS, burst assembly algorithms presented in literature and the effects of burst assembly on traffic self similarity. After the survey, this paper attempts to provide some directions on future research. Copyright © IJEATR, all rights reserved. Index terms – Optical Burst Switching, Burst assembly algorithm, Self similarity __________________________________________________________________________________________