RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Evaluation of Tree-Based Routing Ethernet A1 Ibáñez Fernández, Guillermo Agustín A1 García Martínez, Alberto A1 Carral Pelayo, Juan Antonio A1 Azcorra, Arturo A1 Arco Rodríguez, José Manuel K1 Routing bridges K1 Ethernet K1 Spanning tree K1 Routing protocols K1 Telecommunication network topology K1 Automatización K1 Automation K1 Ciencias tecnológicas K1 Technology AB Tree-based Routing (TRE) revisits Tree-based Routing Architecture for Irregular Networks (TRAIN)¿a forwarding scheme based on a spanning tree that was extended to use some shortcut links.We propose its adaptation to Ethernet, using a new type of hierarchical Ethernet addresses and a procedure to assign them to bridges. We show that compared to RSTP, TRE offers improved throughput. The impact of transient loops in TRE is lower compared to the application of the classical shortest path routing protocols to Ethernet. Finally, TRE is self-configuring and its forwarding process is simpler and more efficient than in standard Ethernet and shortest path routing proposals. PB IEEE YR 2009 FD 2009-06 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4141 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4141 LA eng NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación DS MINDS@UW RD 28-mar-2024