The Ethemet passive optical network （EPON） is the next generation of broad-band network technique. A crucial issue in EPONs is the sharing of uplink bandwidth among optical network units （ONUs）. This article provi...The Ethemet passive optical network （EPON） is the next generation of broad-band network technique. A crucial issue in EPONs is the sharing of uplink bandwidth among optical network units （ONUs）. This article provides a novel dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm, i.e. threshold dynamic bandwidth allocation （TDBA）, which is based on adaptive threshold, to increase resource utilization. The algorithm uses ONU data-transmitting rate to adjust optical line terminal （OLT） receiving data threshold from an ONU. Simulation results show that this algorithm can decrease average packet delay and increase network throughput in a l 0G EPON system.展开更多
文摘The Ethemet passive optical network （EPON） is the next generation of broad-band network technique. A crucial issue in EPONs is the sharing of uplink bandwidth among optical network units （ONUs）. This article provides a novel dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm, i.e. threshold dynamic bandwidth allocation （TDBA）, which is based on adaptive threshold, to increase resource utilization. The algorithm uses ONU data-transmitting rate to adjust optical line terminal （OLT） receiving data threshold from an ONU. Simulation results show that this algorithm can decrease average packet delay and increase network throughput in a l 0G EPON system.
