This paper presents a new strategy for burst reservation in OBS networks for the transport of IP/DiffServ traffics with Quality of Service (QoS) constraints using MPLS. The current resource reservation protocols research in OBS offer several algorithms for burst transmission, some of them taking into account QoS parameters. In this paper, these solutions will be shown according to the needs of IP/DiffServ/MPLS traffic. The main features of each strategy will be discussed and an enhanced algorithm proposed. Keywords: Services classification, self-configuring, OBS, QoS, MPLS, DiffServ.
I TRODUCTIOThe IP traffic is the core in the most recent applications delivered in Internet. These new applications demands more bandwidth and controlled delay in the network. For example, video contents become widely deployed and emerge as the killer application for the networks of the future where self-organizing mechanisms should be provided to guarantee the requirements, even in case of network failure or dynamic bandwidth allocation in the links. Each single stream can consume from 1 Mbps to 100 Mbps, so the aggregation of video traffics coming from millions of users can overload a traditional core network. Therefore, the new generation networks should provide QoS, Quality of Service, (meaning bandwidth, delay, jitter and losses) according to the needs of each user and the agreement with the network provider. The key problem is how can converge the problem of high speed networks with services classification and resources discovery. In this paper, we propose a strategy where the traffic is marked to belong to a certain class of traffic or priority and, later, the OBS (optical burst switching) technology will transmit every burst according to this mark.In recent years there has been active research in the field of multiprotocol label switching (MPLS). Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a flexible routing mechanism based on the assignment of flows to complete end-to-end paths within an Autonomous Domain. "Traffic engineering" in is one of the primary applications envisioned for MPLS. This paper presents the problem of integrate IP with Differentiated Services traffic transmitted over MPLS and an OBS network and suggests a strategy for QoS provision. The paper is organized as follows. In the next section, a quick overview of QoS in IP using DiffServ and MPLS networks is presented, with a short taxonomy of QoS in OBS. The section 3 shows how OBS can transport MPLS traffic. The next section focuses on a proposal for provisioning QoS on OBS. The section 5 presents the existing signaling protocols for the reservation policy for OBS networks and the arguments for and against. The final section summarizes and concludes this paper.
QOS I IP/DIFFSERV/MPLS A D I OBS ETWORKSThe network services can be classified according to their level of QoS constrains, which describes how tightly the service can be bound by specific bandwidth, delay, jitter, and loss characteristics. At the first sight, three basic levels of end to end QoS ...