Title :
Design and performance of a variable length optical packet switch
Author :
Narula-Tam, Aradhana ; Lin, Philip J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We have presented a method for converting a fixed length packet switch to a variable length packet switch. The performance of the resulting variable length switch has been estimated analytically and verified through simulation.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; fixed length packet switch; simulation; variable length optical packet switch design; variable length packet switch; Bandwidth; Delay lines; Laboratories; Optical buffering; Optical design; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; Random access memory; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036318
