TRE+ : Extended Tree-Based Routing Ethernet Articles uri icon

authors

  • CARRAL, J. A.
  • IBAÑEZ FERNANDEZ, GUILLERMO AGUSTIN
  • MARSA MAESTRE, IVAN
  • GARCIA MARTINEZ, ALBERTO

publication date

  • February 2010

start page

  • 157

end page

  • 159

issue

  • 1

volume

  • 32

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1225-6463

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2233-7326

abstract

  • Tree-based routing Ethernet (TRE) is a recent Ethernet architecture that enables shortcut links to improve performance compared to spanning tree protocols. However, TRE can only use shortcuts that arrive directly at
    bridges located in the branch of the destination. TRE+ extends the
    topology knowledge of a bridge to 2 hops away, thus unveiling new
    shortcuts to the destination branch. Simulations show a major
    performance improvement of TRE+ compared to TRE, with results close to
    shortest paths in some topologies.