A multi-layered approach to optical burst-switched based grids

In this paper we consider implementing optical burst switching as an alternative approach to meet computationally intensive grid applications. Such architecture has been referred to as grid-over-OBS (GoOBS). We first present a unique layered architecture for grid-over-OBS and position OBS protocol stack within the framework of the layered grid architecture. Then, we present a generic framework for anycast routing in the context of GoOBS when requests don't have explicit addresses and they can be serviced by any appropriate grid resource. We develop several algorithms to support an casting when only a single copy of a request is transmitted. Through simulation analysis, we show the performance of our anycast algorithms and compare them with the shortest-path unicast routing in which all jobs have specific addresses. In our performance analysis, we focus on average end-to-end delay and blocking probability of requests.