• DocumentCode
    1388111
  • 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
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    896
  • Lastpage
    898
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.681522
  • Filename
    681522