Title :
Bufferless optical Clos switches for data centers
Author :
Chao, H. Jonathan ; Xi, Kang
Author_Institution :
Polytech. Inst., New York Univ., Brooklyn, NY, USA
Abstract :
A bufferless optical Clos switch called PetaX is designed to provide high-bandwidth data exchange for data center networks. PetaX combines the best features of electronics and optics and achieves good performance with low complexity.
Keywords :
computer centres; electro-optical switches; packet switching; PetaX; bufferless optical Clos switches; data center networks; high-bandwidth data exchange; Fabrics; Fiber optics; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Scheduling algorithm; Servers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6