Title :
Label-based path switching and error-free forwarding in a prototype optical burst switching node using a fast 4×4 optical switch and shared wavelength conversion
Author :
Amin, A.A. ; Shimizu, Katsuhiro ; Takenaka, Mitsuru ; Inohara, Ryo ; Nishimura, Kohsuke ; Horiuchi, Yukio ; Usami, Masashi ; Takita, Yutaka ; Kai, Yutaka ; Aoki, Yasuhiko ; Onaka, Hiroshi ; Miyahara, Toshiharu ; Hatta, Tatsuo ; Motoshima, Kuniaki ; Nakano
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time optical burst switching using fast and scalable EO switch and a shared wavelength converter for contention resolution. 3.5 μm label routing of variable-length bursts and error-free operation was achieved at 10 Gbps payload.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication switching; 10 Gbit/s; error-free forwarding; label routing; label-based path switching; optical burst switching node; shared wavelength conversion; variable-length bursts; Costs; Energy consumption; Optical buffering; Optical burst switching; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Payloads; Prototypes; Wavelength routing;
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.2006.216027
