• DocumentCode
    161763
  • Title

    Reality and challenges of photonics for DATACOM

  • Author

    Dorren, H.J.S. ; Guelbenzu, Gonzalo ; Raz, Oded

  • Author_Institution
    COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The challenges of scaling data center networks while attempting to flatten them are explored in this tutorial. Here we highlight the clear advantages of using high radix switches and explain why coupling such switches with mid-board mounted optics can be a winning solution.
  • Keywords
    data communication; optical communication; DATACOM; data center networks; midboard mounted optics; photonics; radix switches; Bandwidth; Hypercubes; Network topology; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Servers; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964249
  • Filename
    6964249
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=161763