1. Optimized Combination of Converter Pools and FDL Buffers for Contention Resolution in Optical Burst Switching

   • Christoph M. Gauger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 148

2. Analytical MMAP-Based Bounds for Packet Loss in Optical Packet Switching with Recirculating FDL Buffers

   • Chris Develder
   • Benny Van Houdt
   • Piet Demeester

   OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 161

3. Scheduling Algorithms for a Slotted Packet Switch with either Fixed or Variable Length Packets

   • F. Callegati
   • W. Cerroni
   • P. Demeester

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 176

4. Polymorphic Architectures for Optical Networks and their Seamless Evolution towards Next Generation Networks

   • Ignacio de Miguel
   • Juan Carlos González
   • Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 189

5. Capacity Efficiency and Restorability of Path Protection and Rerouting in WDM Networks Subject to Dual Failures

   • Dominic A. Schupke
   • Robert G. Prinz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 207

6. Design of Translucent Optical Networks: Partitioning and Restoration

   • Ezhan Karasan
   • Mustafa Arisoylu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 221

7. A Novel Fast Multicast Algorithm with Enhanced Survivability in WDM Optical Networks

   • Junjie Li
   • Hanyi Zhang
   • Yili Guo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 232