A New Routing Protocol for All Optical Network

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel routing protocol for all optical networks that utilizes wavelength division multiplexing, distinguishing control and data wavelengths for improved transmission efficiency.

Contribution

It proposes a new routing protocol that differentiates control and data wavelengths, with dynamic wavelength allocation for all optical networks.

Findings

Enhanced control over data transmission in AOL

Dynamic wavelength allocation improves network flexibility

Differentiated routing schemes for control and data packets

Abstract

In this research paper, an efficient routing protocol for all optical network (AOL) is proposed. The technique uses wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). The proposed one is different from the conventional AOL protocol in transmission of data and control over optical fiber. A set of wavelengths is reserved to transfer control information, which is defined as control wavelengths. Control wavelengths are routed with packet routing scheme and the others are routed with wavelength routing scheme. In connection oriented network only the control packets are sent with the control wavelengths, data or messages are sent with other wavelengths. On the other hand, in datagram network, all the packets are sent with the control wavelengths. The allocation of wavelengths may be fully dynamic.