TY - JOUR T1 - Selective Switching Strategy using Optical Connectivity for Cloud Databases AU - Pradheep Kumar, K. JO - Asian Journal of Information Technology VL - 16 IS - 11 SP - 789 EP - 793 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1682-3915 DO - ajit.2017.789.793 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2017.789.793 KW - ROADM KW -Weibull method KW -crossbar topology KW -cross points KW -DRS KW -wavelength selective switching KW -passive star KW -ARB KW - load KW -erlangs KW -Markovian Model KW -bandwidth KW -RESS AB - With increase in the quantum of data in organisations, new strategies have to be developed to handle data in the cloud. Cloud computing is being used to store data virtually and access is being provided to users based on their requirement. The choice of the cloud also depends on the nature of data. With cloud storage, a large number of Disaster Recovery Sites (DRS) are being designed to handle database crashes. In this condition, the communication between the production database and DRS sites has to be handled efficiently. Optical connectivity is one promising solution to ensure reliable transmission. But again when data volumes are high, new models have to be developed, so that, data loss is minimal. In this research, a probabilistic routing model has been proposed using Weibull distribution. A routing topology based on multistage crossbar topology has also been introduced by utilizing cross points. A cross point is being activated based on the actual requirement. This model ensures optimal and reliable communication. The Reliability Effective Selective Switching strategy (RESS) proposed in this research reduces the average request burst by 22%, compared to the Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) method currently available. The RESS technique proposed reduces the communication cost by 27%, compared to the conventional ROADM technique. ER -