• DocumentCode
    2053977
  • 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
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    17-19 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    469
  • Lastpage
    472
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communication Systems (ICCS), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapor
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7004-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCS.2010.5686657
  • Filename
    5686657