Title :
Optical packet switches
Author :
Simsarian, J.E. ; Gripp, J. ; Chiaroni, D. ; Neilson, D.T.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The capacity growth of optical networks and a transition towards packet-based traffic has motivated research on optical packet switches. We review recent experiments on optical packet switches and their application to metropolitan and core networks.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication traffic; core network; metropolitan network; optical network; optical packet switches; optical transition; packet-based traffic; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
