DocumentCode
2936898
Title
An architecture for a photonic fast packet switching fabric
Author
Jajszczyk, A. ; Mouftah, H.T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
fYear
1991
fDate
2-5 Dec 1991
Firstpage
1219
Abstract
The fabric contains only two active elements in an optical path, allows multicasting, and is nonblocking in the strict sense. Some basic features of the proposed fabric are compared with those of other fabric structures. A pulse-interval address technique is adapted to control the fabric. This technique allows optical processing of packet headers without any central clock. The operation of the proposed optical routing controller is described
Keywords
optical links; optical switches; packet switching; nonblocking architecture; optical processing; optical routing controller; packet headers; photonic fast packet switching; pulse-interval address technique; self routing control; Bandwidth; Directional couplers; Fabrics; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Packet switching; Routing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1991. GLOBECOM '91. 'Countdown to the New Millennium. Featuring a Mini-Theme on: Personal Communications Services
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN
0-87942-697-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GLOCOM.1991.188565
Filename
188565
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