Title :
A low latency optical top of rack switch for data centre networks with minimized processor energy load
Author :
Shiyun Liu ; Qixiang Cheng ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Penty, Richard ; White, Ian ; Watts, Philip M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We propose a low latency optical data center top of rack switch using recirculation buffering and a hybrid MZ/SOA switch architecture to reduce the network power dissipated on future optically connected server chips by 53%.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; buffer circuits; computer centres; integrated optoelectronics; minimisation; optical interconnections; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; dissipated network power reduction; hybrid MZ/SOA switch architecture; network power dissipated reduction; optical data center network; optically connected server chip; processor energy load minimization; rack switch; recirculation buffering; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Ports (Computers); Servers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th4J.3
