A New DBA Algorithm For Improving The Performance of Multi-OLT PON in Downstream Direction
A New DBA Algorithm For Improving The Performance of Multi-OLT PON in Downstream Direction
Abstract —In this era of optical communication, the splitter in a time division multiple access manner [4]. For
passive optical network (PON) with multiple optical line improving the bandwidth sharing efficiency, in the multi-OLT
terminals (multi-OLT) will play a vital role for both the PON system, bandwidth allocation in the downstream channel
data and voice communications of multiple service should be dynamic in nature. Because fixed bandwidth
providers. In the downstream data transmission of multi- allocation (FBA) scheme is not efficient in term of bandwidth
OLT PON, the existing algorithms are not effective to utilization [4]. Therefore, to enrich the bandwidth utilization
for downstream direction dynamic bandwidth allocation
allocate the bandwidth for multiple service providers. This
(DBA) algorithm is required. Commented [SS1]: Due to Lack of fairness
paper proposes a new DBA algorithm for downstream
channel of the multi-OLT PON system called fair and In [5, 6], a new DBA algorithm has been proposed for
weight-based bandwidth allocation (FWBA) algorithm. In Multi-OLT PON system. In this Multi-OLT PON, each OLT
the proposed scheme, we have considered a multi-OLT handles data packet of a particular service provider
PON system that combines fiber-to-the-home network independently. This algorithm used different maximum
(FTHN), wireless sensor network (WSN), femto network window size for different service providers that improve
(FN), and cable television . The performances of the bandwidth sharing efficiency. This algorithm improved by
FWBA scheme have been analyzed on the basis of Monir Hossen and Masanori Hanawa later which was known
transmission delay, idle-time as well as traffic handling as adaptive limited DBA (ALDBA) [7]. ALDBA scheme
capacity. The comparative analysis of simulation results provides realistic network traffic mode that support more than
show that the proposed scheme performs better than the one network.
existing scheme. An architecture was proposed for multi-OLT PON which Commented [SS2]: [Need some Numerical value]
was taking multiple uplink wavelengths in upstream [8, 9].
Keywords -– Multi-OLT PON, DBA, FTTH, WSN, FN, The architecture can avoid the requirement of a complicated Formatted: Font: Bold, Do not check spelling or
CATV DBA algorithm to improve the efficiency of bandwidth grammar
sharing and management in the upstream channel. Avobe all
these are concern into upstream transmission of PON system Formatted: Font: Bold, Do not check spelling or
I.INTRODUCTION but now we want to focused into downstream transmission of grammar
PON system.
The passive optical network (PON) system is a key Formatted: Font color: Text 1
technology that enriched quality of services (QoSs) for In downstream transmission, guaranteed limited DBA
multiple service providers connected in a single access (GLDBA) scheme was proposed for multi-OLT PON system
network [1]. For the broadband access network, PON is the [10]. This scheme is the modified version of upstream LBDA
best solution because it is capable for fulfilling the bandwidth scheme that provide services using single network. GLDBA
demand of multiple service providers [2]. In the single optical scheme was improved later that bring flexibility for managing
line terminal (OLT) based PON system, downstream data downstream bandwidth among multiple OLTs. [1]. However
packets are broadcasted to multiple optical network units bandwidth utilization technique is not introduced here.
(ONUs) using the full bandwidth of the channel. That is why, A shared-bandwidth DBA (SBA) scheme was proposed by
in the multi-point control protocol (MPCP) of single OLT Rawshan and Park [11]. In this scheme, the authors solved the
PON system, the data transmission in the downstream drawback of a fixed bandwidth mechanism only for two-OLT
direction is known as point to multi-point network [3]. PON system. For the downstream channel in a multi-OLT
However, in the multi-OLT PON system, a single downstream PON, a dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) algorithm was
channel should be shared by multiple OLTs. Here, each OLT proposed [4]. This algorithm introduced different weight
broadcast data to the corresponding ONUs using passive factors on the basis of bandwidth demands of different users.
A concept named ‘bandwidth-transfer work’ used for
maximizing the efficiency of the DBA algorithm. But this
algorithm was performed in a single network. Beside this the
weight factor introduced was not deterministic and bandwidth
allocation technique was complex here.
In this paper, we propose a new DBA algorithm to solve
the bandwidth allocation problem for downstream
transmission of multi-OLT PON system. The algorithm is
called fair and weight-based bandwidth allocation (FWBA)
algorithm. In this algorithm, downstream bandwidth is fairly
distributed to the OLTs according to the weights of the data
packet of the service providers connected to those OLTs. That
means, the bandwidth allocation of the OLT will be given on
the basis of packet length of the service provider connected to Figure 1. Typical architecture for downstream PON system
that OLT. The proposed DBA algorithm improves the traffic using four OLTs.
handling capacity and reduces the idle-time as well as
transmission delay of the OLTs in multi-OLT PON system.
Performances of the proposed FWBA scheme are evaluated by B. Proposed Method
numerical simulation. From the simulation results it is Formatted: Font color: Text 1
confirmed that the proposed scheme outperforms the existing Before explain proposed method we want to discussed about
scheme in terms of idle-time and end-to-end packet delay. existing that means fixed bandwidth allocation scheme. In
multi OLT PON downstream transmission system total
The rest of the paper is organized in following sections. transmission time cycle are divided among OLTs.
Section I consists of introduction of the paper. In section II,
we explain about the principle of the proposed scheme. According to existing that means fixed bandwidth allocation
Section III presents performance evaluation and simulation scheme the total time cycle are divided among OLTs equally
results. Finally, the paper is concluded in section IV. although all OLTs are not same network as well as containing
different data packet length which is shown in figure 2. In this Commented [SS3]: Change the format
case the lower data required OLTs can’t make proper use of
their assigned time slot and hence time slot will be wastage and
II.NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND PROPOSED METHOD extra bandwidth are required for higher data required OLTs Formatted: Font color: Text 1
In this section, we provide detail explanation about the cause their assigned time slot are not sufficient for data
network architecture of the downstream multi-OLT PON transmission .
system . Next we discuss about fixed bandwidth allocation
scheme for downstream transmission and finally explain the
proposed DBA scheme for downstream transmission with TOTAL TIME CYCLE ( )
bandwidth allocation technique for multiple OLTs PON
system.
OLT 1 (FTTH) OLT 2 (CATV) OLT 3 (FN) OLT 4 (WSN)
A. Network Architecture 25%T 25%T 25%T 25%T Formatted: Font color: Text 1
Fig.1 shows the typical structure of downstream PON
system. A tree tropology- based hybrid PON consists of four FTTH = 1500 Bytes
ONU Packet
OLTs of different network located on the tree side. The four GUARD CATV = 1500 Bytes
(1-16) FN = 1200 Bytes Length
OLTs consist of FTTH access network, CATV , Frame to BAND WSN = 1000 Bytes
Network (FN) and WSN service provider with different packet
length are multiplexed here. The multiplexed OLTs are
connected to several ONUs, which are located on the leave
portion, through optical fiber links using a 1:16 optical splitter
/combiner . These ONUs are connected with end users and the
number of users is varied time to time. In case of multi-OLT
downstream transmission the time slot that means channel
bandwidth are divided into OLTs and data are transmitted from
OLTs to ONUs using their corresponding bandwidth. For this
reason to achieve bandwidth utilizing efficiency and provide
required bandwidth for all OLTs bandwidth allocation
technique improvement is crying need now-a-days . Figure 2. Time slot division of Downstream transmission
for existing method .
The time slot division is done by using following equation Total_idle_time = 𝑊 𝑇𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑒−𝑓𝑡𝑡ℎ + 𝑊 𝑇𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑒−𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑣 + 𝑊 𝑇𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑒−𝑓𝑛 +
𝑊 𝑇𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑒−𝑤𝑠𝑛
Total Time cycle:
𝑚𝑎𝑥
𝑇 = 𝑇𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑥
= 4*𝑊𝑓𝑡𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑥
+ 4 ∗ 𝑊𝑤𝑠𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑥
+4 ∗ 𝑊𝑓𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑥
+ 4 ∗ 𝑊𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑣 Extra Load calculation ;
𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝑚𝑎𝑥
𝐵𝑓𝑡𝑡ℎ = 𝐵𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑣 = 1500𝑏𝑦𝑡𝑒𝑠, R
𝑊𝑓𝑡𝑡ℎ max
− 𝑊𝑓𝑡𝑡ℎ ; 𝑖𝑓 𝑊 Rftth > 𝑊 𝑚𝑎𝑥
ftth
𝑚𝑎𝑥
𝐵𝑓𝑛 = 𝑚𝑎𝑥
1200 𝑏𝑦𝑡𝑒𝑠, 𝐵𝑤𝑠𝑛 = 1000 𝑏𝑦𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑊 𝑇𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎−𝑓𝑡𝑡ℎ = {
0, ; if 𝑊 Rftth ≤ 𝑊 𝑚𝑎𝑥
ftth
Delay (ms)
0.94
0.84
Simulation parameters are summaries in following Table I.
In this section, we have evaluated the performance of the
proposed downstream DBA scheme in terms of average 0.74
packet delay and bandwidth utilization. We also have 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
compared these results of the proposed DBA scheme with Packet Load
existing FBA scheme.
1.2
TABLE I. SIMULATION PARAMETERS
DBA (T=2ms) FBA (T= 2ms)
Number of OLT 4
Delay (ms)
N Number of ONUs 16 1