Title :
Demonstration of variable-length packet contention resolution and packet forwarding in an optical-label switching router
Author :
Pan, Zhong ; Yang, Haijun ; Zhu, Zuqing ; Cao, Jing ; Akella, Venkatesh ; Butt, Steven ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter presents experimental demonstrations of variable-length optical packet switching with all-optical contention resolution "on the fly" on a packet-by-packet basis by incorporating an optical router controller that examines a packet length field in the optical label. The experimental results show the effectiveness of the contention resolution and indicate error-free operation.
Keywords :
multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre communication; optical switches; telecommunication network routing; optical packet switching; optical router controller; optical-label switching; packet contention resolution; packet forwarding; variable-length packet switching; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.828525
