Title :
Wavelength-routed optical multicast packet switches
Author :
Zhong, Wen-De ; Huang, Qirui
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Multicasting in the optical layer is anticipated to significantly reduce the cost and complexity for future optical packet switched networks by taking full advantage of the huge fiber bandwidth to support the increasing multicast applications. This paper reviews recent research work on optical multicast packet switching. Key technologies and architectures of wavelength-routed multicast packet switches are discussed in terms of their advantages and challenges.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical switches; packet switching; multicasting; optical layer; optical multicast packet switching; optical packet switched networks; wavelength-routed optical multicast packet switches; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; multicast; optical packet switching; packet contention; wavelength conversion; wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Systems (ICCS), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapor
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7004-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCS.2010.5686657
