Title :
Data Center and High Performance Computing Interconnects for 100 Gb/s and Beyond
Author :
Pepeljugoski, Petar ; Doany, Fuad ; Kuchta, Dan ; Schares, Laurent ; Schow, Clint ; Ritter, Mark ; Kash, Jeff
Author_Institution :
IBMT.J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights
Abstract :
We review architectures enabling >100 Gb/s interconnects in data centers. Parallel optical interconnects are cost effective for rack to rack interconnects. On-board optical waveguides offer data rate scalability, density and performance advantages over electrical interconnects.
Keywords :
computer centres; optical computing; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; data center; data rate scalability; electrical interconnects; high performance computing interconnects; on-board optical waveguides; parallel optical interconnects; Bandwidth; Costs; High performance computing; Integrated circuit interconnections; LAN interconnection; Optical crosstalk; Optical feedback; Optical interconnections; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348628
