Title :
Hardware architecture for optical packet and burst switching applications
Author :
Mobilon, Eduardo ; Salvador, Marcos R. ; Bernardo, Rodrigo ; Monte, Luis R. ; Oliveira, Vinicius G. ; Pezzolo, Leonardo ; Pereira, Mateus M. ; Coral, Antonio D. ; Oliveira, M. Fernanda M B B F ; Paradisi, Alberto ; Damiani, Furio ; Tatsch, Peter Jurgen ;
Author_Institution :
CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions, Campinas
Abstract :
This paper describes an innovative packet- switched network architecture hardware prototype, designed and implemented for a proof-of-concept of high-speed optical burst and packet switching applications. Commercially available ASICs and high-density programmable logic devices, with functional blocks implemented in VHDL, were used in the custom-designed boards, built to validate the functionalities of a 3-node network architecture. Computer simulations were also included to verify the network behavior in different traffic scenarios.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; hardware description languages; logic design; optical burst switching; packet switching; programmable logic devices; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; ASIC; VHDL implementation; custom-designed board; functional blocks; hardware architecture design; network traffic; optical burst switching application; optical packet-switched ring network; programmable logic devices; Application software; Burst switching; Computer architecture; Hardware; High speed optical techniques; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Packet switching; Prototypes; Burst and Packet Switching; Digital Circuit Design; Optical Communications; VHDL;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Symposium, 2006 International
Conference_Location :
Fortaleza, Ceara
Print_ISBN :
978-85-89748-04-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-85-89748-04-9
DOI :
10.1109/ITS.2006.4433368
