Title :
Bit- and packet-level self-synchronization for all-optical label-switched network nodes with transparency to network-traffic
Author :
Apostolopoulos, D. ; Zouraraki, O. ; Petrantonakis, D. ; Bakopoulos, P. ; Tsiokos, D. ; Kehayas, E. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We demonstrate a self-synchronization sub-system that produces bit and packet-level signals to all-optical label-switched nodes. The circuit uses a comb-generating filter and two integrated optical gates and operates with asynchronous and variable-length packets.
Keywords :
comb filters; optical fibre networks; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; all-optical label-switched network nodes; bit-level self-synchronization; comb-generating filter; integrated optical gates; network-traffic; packet-level self-synchronization; self-synchronization subsystem; variable-length packets; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215904
