Title :
Optical packet switching
Author :
Blumenthal, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this talk we will describe the motivation, background and state-of-the-art in optical packet switching architectures, the underlying technology and challenges. Recent optical packet switching demonstration at data rates from 2.5 Gbps to 160 Gbps will be described.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; optical packet switching; Computer architecture; Fabrics; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching; Routing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363540
