Title :
Optical virtual switching (OvS): A distributed optical switching fabric for intra-data center networking
Author :
Shan Zhong ; Zhonghua Zhu
Author_Institution :
CoAdna Photonics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a distributed optical switching architecture for intra-DC interconnection which is based on broadcast & select architecture through WDM & SDM technologies. The architecture is highly scalable, topology adaptive and suitable for dynamic and diverse traffic pattern.
Keywords :
computer centres; optical switches; space division multiplexing; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; OvS; SDM technologies; WDM technologies; distributed optical switching architecture; distributed optical switching fabric; diverse traffic pattern; dynamic traffic pattern; intra-DC interconnection; intra-data center networking; optical virtual switching; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Servers;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Optical Communication Conference (WOCC), 2014 23rd
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
DOI :
10.1109/WOCC.2014.6839931
