title: TCP over OBS - fixed-point load and loss.
abstract: The sending rate of commonly used TCP protocols is tightly coupled to packet loss within the network: a high rate of packet loss will cause a sender to slow down, thereby reducing the network load and decreasing subsequent packet loss rates. In this paper, we combine a widely verified source rate TCP model with an Optical Burst Switching (OBS) loss model, to find fixed-point input loads and loss rates for an OBS link carrying TCP traffic. In doing so, we show that if OBS networks are to be efficiently used to carry TCP traffic, many wavelengths with full wavelength conversion are required.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Vu
authors.forename: Jung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgrami
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zukerman
authors.forename: Minho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kang