Scheduling algorithms for converged ring-based WDM-PON for mobile backhaul traffic

Abstract

In this work, different heuristic and optimization algorithms are proposed for downstream wavelength scheduling in ring-based WDM-PON mobile backhaul networks, where optical networking units (ONUs) are integrated with base stations (BSs). The main objective of this work is to improve the time delay of the packet delivery from the infrastructure to the end-users for both fixed and wireless traffic. This is achieved through dynamic wavelength scheduling and sharing techniques in a converged ring-based WDM-PON access architecture by taking into account the priorities of the data sent and also the cooperation area for mobile users between adjacent ONUs/BSs. Further, an integer linear program (ILP) was developed for wavelength selection, to be used as a benchmark when comparing with the two proposed algorithms. All heuristic algorithms and the optimization algorithm are examined under different traffic load and queue size scenarios to ascertain the network's performance in terms of maximum packet delivery delay.