Buffering in optical packet switches

Author

Hunter, David K. ; Chia, Meow C. ; Andonovic, Ivan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK

Volume

16

Issue

12

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2081

Lastpage

2094

Abstract

This paper consists of a categorization of optical buffering strategies for optical packet switches, and a comparison of the performance of these strategies both with respect to packet loss/delay and bit error rate (BER) performance. Issues surrounding optical buffer implementation are discussed, and representative architectures are introduced under different categories. Conclusions are drawn about packet loss and BER performance, and about the characteristics an architecture should have to be practical. It is shown that there is a strong case for the use of optical regeneration for successful cascading of these architectures

Keywords

buffer storage; delays; digital communication; error statistics; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; optical storage; packet switching; photonic switching systems; BER performance; bit error rate; buffer architectures; optical buffering strategies; optical packet switches; optical regeneration; packet delay; packet loss; Bit error rate; Communication switching; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical crosstalk; Optical losses; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Performance loss;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.736577

Filename

736577