In this paper, a new optimal policy is introduced to determine, adapt, and protect the Generalized MultiProtocol Label Switching (GMPLS) network topology based on the current traffic load. The Integrated Traffic Engineering (ITE) paradigm provides mechanisms for dynamic addition of physical capacity to optical networks. In the absence of such mechanisms, the rejection of incoming requests may b...

Generalized multiprotocol label switching, also referred to as multiprotocol lambda switching, is a multipurpose control plane paradigm that supports not only devices that perform packet switching, but also devices that perform switching in the time, wavelength, and space domains. The development of GMPLS necessitates enhancements to existing IP signaling and routing protocols. An overview of t...

GMPLS (generalized multiprotocol label switching) for supporting IP over WDM networks provides quick and efficient forwarding of IP packets because it uses label swapping as a single forwarding algorithm, thus yielding low latency and enabling scaling to terabit rates. Combined ASK/FSK or ASK/DPSK modulation format for payload/label is proposed for labeling IP over WDM networks supported by GMP...

Photonic burst switching (PBS) architecture with variable time slot provisioning supporting high-speed bursty data transmission within optical enterprise networks is presented as follows: First, the edge and switching node architecture for in-band and out-of-band signaling is defined. Second, we introduce: I) a generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) based PBS software architecture in...

Most of the initial efforts to utilize Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) have been related to environments hosting devices with a single switching capability. The complexity raised by the control of such data planes is similar to that seen in classical IP/MPLS networks. By extending MPLS to support multiple switching technologies, GMPLS provides a comprehensive framework for the control of a multi-layer...

The massive introduction of technical advances in the Transport Network (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, optical Crossconnects and Add Drop multiplexers), forced by bandwidth demand growth, creates new needs to manage it in an efficient and integrated way via a Common Control and Management Plane..The Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching has been for several years the subject of IE...

Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract In certain networking topologies...

In this paper, several key technologies of optical burst switching (OBS) network are implemented and experimentally verified. The TCP performance over OBS is experimentally investigated on this testbed and multi-QoS traffic transmission on the testbed are demonstrated as well. Currently, an interconnection experiment between OBS and GMPLS network are also reported.

Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) is a suite of protocol extensions to MPLS to make it generally applicable, to include, for example, control of non packet-based switching, and particularly, optical switching. One consideration is to use GMPLS protocols to upgrade the control plane of optical transport networks. This document illustrates this process by describing those extensi...

Status of This Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This document presents a set of requirements for the establishment and maintenance of Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Traffic-Engineered (TE) Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switched Paths (LSPs). There is no ...