Next-generation high-speed Internet backbone networks will be required to support a broad range of emerging applications which may not only require significant

Next-generation high-speed Internet backbone networks will be required to support a broad range of emerging applications which may not only require significant

Optical Burst Switching (OBS) offers a promising switching technique to support huge bandwidth requirements in optical backbone networks that use Wavelength Div

This book presents the state of the art results on modeling and analysis of OBS networks. It provides researchers with new directions for future research and he

Applications of optical switching in network elements and communication networks are discussed in considerable depth. Optical circuits, packet, and burst switch