General method for the design of lossless schemes in obs networks. A general strategy of lossless transmission is proposed for optical burst switching networks that combines a scheme of wavelength assignment and paths with simple contention resolution mechanisms. The proposed solution complies with the wavelength continuity restriction, is applicable in synchronous and asynchronous transmission environments, and is independent of the generation statistics and the length of the bursts. The transmission pattern that is defined for each wavelength ensures that any contention can be resolved by appropriately delaying the transmission of bursts competing for the simultaneous use of resources in an intermediate link. This additional delay (independent of the length of the links) can be introduced in the programming of the bursts in the source node (static solution) or be added in an intermediate node when contention occurs (dynamic solution). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
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