title: Time Shared Optical Network (TSON): a novel metro architecture for flexible multi-granular services.
abstract: This paper presents the Time Shared Optical Network (TSON) as metro mesh network architecture for guaranteed, statistically-multiplexed services. TSON proposes a flexible and tunable time-wavelength assignment along with one-way tree-based reservation and node architecture. It delivers guaranteed sub-wavelength and multi-granular network services without wavelength conversion, time-slice interchange and optical buffering. Simulation results demonstrate high network utilization, fast service delivery, and low end-to-end delay on a contention-free sub-wavelength optical transport network. In addition, implementation complexity in terms of Layer 2 aggregation, grooming and optical switching has been evaluated.
authors.affiliation: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK. gzerva@essexa.ac.uk
authors.forename: Georgios S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Zervas
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Triay
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amaya
authors.forename: Yixuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cervelló-Pastor
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simeonidou