Contention resolution and QoS provisioning using sparse fiber delay lines in WDM networks

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Contention resolution by shared wavelength converters and fiber delay lines in an optical packet switch

✍ Li Yi; H. Ghafouri-Shiraz 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 152 KB

## Abstract Contention resolution techniques greatly affect the architecture and performance of an optical packet switch (OPS). Fiber delay lines (FDLs) and wavelength converters which can resolve the contention problem and provide acceptable performance, have been demonstrated in many OPS designs.