Title :
Optical packet switched network layer without optical buffers
Author :
Danielsen, Soeren L. ; Joergensen, Carsten ; Mikkelsen, Benny ; Stubkjaer, Kristian E.
Author_Institution :
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose a configuration for a packet switched wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) network including a simple wavelength assignment scheme for data packets. Combined with the use of the wavelength dimension for contention resolution, this reduces the need for optical buffers and when more than 11 WDM channels are used for transmitting data in the optical domain the buffers can be avoided.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network; contention resolution; data packets; optical packet switched network layer; wavelength assignment scheme; wavelength dimension; Buffer storage; Computer buffers; Delay; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Telecommunication buffers; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
