Performance assessment of optical burst switching networks based on a common control channel with distributed control

This paper investigates performance implications of distributed control for optical burst switching (OBS) networks. It is analysed the Common Control Channel Optical Burst Switched (C
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-OBS) network architecture, which enables resource reservation planning at each node, embodying a shift in OBS networking paradigm, from isolated to distributed control. It is proposed a model for the C
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-OBS optical cross connect node and discussed its implementation. A performance assessment of C
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-OBS networks is presented, including a performance comparison with conventional OBS networks for several topologies.