We propose and evaluate a new burst assembly algorithm based on the average delay of
the packets comprising a burst. This method fixes the average delay of the packets
belonging to an assembled burst to a desired value TAVE that may be different for each
forwarding equivalence class (FEC). We show that the proposed method significantly
improves the delay jitter experienced by the packets during the burst assembly process,
when compared to that of timer-based and burst length-based assembly policies. Minimizing …