Optical output buffered ATM switch prototype based on FRONTIERNET architecture

Author

Yamada, Yoshiaki ; Sasayama, Koji ; Habara, Keishi ; Misawa, Akira ; Tsukada, Masato ; Matsunaga, Tohru ; Yukimatsu, Ken-ichi

Author_Institution

NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan

Volume

16

Issue

7

fYear

1998

fDate

9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1298

Lastpage

1308

Abstract

We constructed a rack-mounted prototype photonic ATM switch based on the FRONTIERNET architecture. The advantages of the architecture are that its output-buffering scheme overcomes the bottlenecks that can occur when receiving and storing concurrent high-speed cells, and that there is no need to deal with contention resolution between input highways. The prototype has 16 input/output ports and 2.5 Gb/s transmission speed. Actually, six input ports and one output port are mounted in two racks. We demonstrated successful cell routing and buffering, and its stable operation, with 24-h bit-error-free switching operation. We also discussed problems to be solved in increasing the throughput of FRONTIERNET

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; buffer storage; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; 2.5 Gbit/s; FRONTIERNET architecture; bit-error-free switching operation; cell buffering; cell routing; concurrent high-speed cells; input/output ports; optical output buffered ATM switch prototype; rack-mounted prototype photonic ATM switch; throughput; transmission speed; Asynchronous transfer mode; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical frequency conversion; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Prototypes; Road transportation; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.725197

Filename

725197