Bayesian inference for the offered optical network unit load

Abstract

In this article, Bayesian inference for the Offered Optical Network Unit Load (OOL) using non-informative, gamma, power function, and gamma-power function priors is considered. Pareto distributed ON-and OFF-periods generated by the ON/OFF sources at an Optical Network Unit (ONU) in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) system are assumed for our implementation in this article. A simulation study and a real-data-based illustrative example are given to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed Bayesian method over the large-sample method.