Labeled analog burst switching for any high-layer-over-signal channel integration

摘要

An integrated network architecture called Labeled Analog Burst Switching (LABS) using enhanced/extended MPLS as a control plane and extended Optical Burst Switching as a switching paradigm that avoids the need for buffer memory or other data delay devices at intermediate nodes is proposed. The structure of a LABS node and the AP interface between an edge LABS node and protocol data unit devices such as electronic LSR's are proposed, so are the structure of a LABS control packet, burst assembly/disassembly methods, methods for fault detection/localization and recovering from lost bursts, and LABS specific information for distribution using extended IGP protocols for traffic engineering.