• DocumentCode
    1883691
  • Title

    Optical technologies can improve the energy efficiency of networks

  • Author

    Bonetto, E. ; Chiaraviglio, L. ; Cuda, D. ; Gavilanes Castillo, G.A. ; Neri, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Optical technologies, in comparison with electronic technologies, need less power to switch high bitrates and to interconnect farther subsystems. The paper discusses with specific examples how optics can improve the energy efficiency of networks and switches.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; optical switches; electronic technologies comparison; optical interconnects; optical network energy efficiency; optical switches; optical technologies; Bit rate; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Paper technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5096-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5287120
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1883691