New Advances in Networking and Services

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".

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Dear Colleagues,

New advances in networking and services are required in multi-technology environments to satisfy the future evolution of the Internet. New challenging industrial and academic research topics on networking and services are welcome in this Special Issue.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Trends in networking and services
  • Slicing and 5/6/7G technologies
  • Emerging Network Communications and Technologies
  • CLOUD/GRID Networks and Services
  • Ubiquitous mobile services and protocols
  • Next Generation Networks and Ubiquitous Services
  • Network Control and Management
  • Multi Provider QoS/SLA Internetworking
  • Software Defined Networking
  • Emergency Services and Disaster Recovery of Networks and Applications
  • Deploying the Future Infrastructures
  • CLOUD/GRID over Optical Burst Switching Networks

Dr. José Miguel Jiménez Herranz
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Keywords

  • computer networks
  • network services
  • networking infrastructure

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Multicast Space-Conversion-Space Strict-Sense Nonblocking Switching Fabrics with Multicast Opportunity in the Last Stage for Continuous Multislot Connections
by Grzegorz Danilewicz
Electronics 2023, 12(20), 4265; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12204265 - 15 Oct 2023
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This paper introduces two nonblocking switching fabric architectures designed for multicast connections. These connections are defined using the multislot connection approach, mainly applied in elastic optical networks. In contrast to earlier solutions, this approach assumes that multislot connections are consistently established in adjacent [...] Read more.
This paper introduces two nonblocking switching fabric architectures designed for multicast connections. These connections are defined using the multislot connection approach, mainly applied in elastic optical networks. In contrast to earlier solutions, this approach assumes that multislot connections are consistently established in adjacent continuous slots. This implies that previously established solutions could not be applied. Our study presents a comprehensive theoretical framework applicable to the general case of three-stage switching fabrics. These fabrics feature external stages equipped with space switches, while the middle stage incorporates conversion switches that operate in the wavelength, time, or frequency domain. In addition, multicast capabilities are deliberately confined to the output-stage switch or switches. A fundamental contribution of this work lies in the formulation of the worst-case scenario, which serves as the foundational basis for deriving strict-sense nonblocking conditions governing such multicast switching fabrics. Our analysis formally demonstrates that the fundamental structure of the multicast nonblocking switching fabric aligns closely with that of the previously examined point-to-point fabric. The only difference is related to the ability to multicast within the output stage of the switching fabric. Full article
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