Title :
Routing strategies in photonic networks for multiprocessor systems
Author :
Oerreault, J. ; Dowd, Patrick W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
The interaction of an electronic routing fabric on two optical networks, Wavelength Division Multiple Access Channel Hypercube (WMCH) and shuffle net, is studied. Electronic routing fabrics are used as an alternative to the more costly all-optical routing fabrics. Significant routing delays are introduced during multihop communication because of the speed mismatch between the optics and the electronics. Three possible routing mechanisms are described and analyzed: store-and-forward, wormhole routing, and partial wormhole routing
Keywords :
delays; hypercube networks; military communication; multi-access systems; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength Division Multiple Access Channel Hypercube; electronic routing fabric; multihop communication; multiprocessor systems; partial wormhole routing; photonic networks; routing delays; routing mechanisms; speed mismatch; store-and-forward; wormhole routing; Computer architecture; Costs; Delay; Fabrics; Hypercubes; Intelligent networks; Multiprocessing systems; Optical fiber communication; Routing; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1993. MILCOM '93. Conference record. Communications on the Move., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0953-7
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1993.408503
