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Optical burst and packet switching
S. J. Ben Yoo
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract
This chapter discusses optical burst and packet switching technologies in detail and
examines their roles in the future Internet. We will first discuss the role of optical
circuit, burst, and packet switching systems in photonic networks and will cover the
benefit and trade-off issues in optical circuit, burst, and packet switching networks.
Following an introductory section, we will review the networking architecture/pro-
tocols, systems, and technologies pertaining to optical burst switching and will ...