Title :
Scalable control plane architecture for optical flow switched networks
Author :
Chan, Vincent W S ; Jacobs, Jaco ; Jacobs, Irwin ; Lei, Zhang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MI, USA
Abstract :
In this paper an OFS architecture that exploits the strength of optics to serve large transactions is described. The shift towards OFS requires some architectural elements of the network- from the physical layer to the higher network layers, as well as network management and control, be substantially redesigned at the fundamental level for the network architecture to be scalable and implementable.
Keywords :
optical switches; switching networks; telecommunication control; telecommunication network management; OFS architecture; network control; network layer; network management; optical flow switched networks; physical layer; scalable control plane architecture; Computer architecture; Computer vision; Entropy; Image motion analysis; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Wide area networks; Optical networks; network management and control;
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
