Title :
A new packet routing strategy for ultra-fast photonic networks
Author :
Chevalier, F. ; Cotter, D. ; Harle, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The authors present and analyse a new approach to packet routing in ultra-fast networks, based on global-synchronised packet switching in the optical domain. This approach combines several key advantages: very simple processing at the routing nodes (single header-word recognition); packet transmission time dominated by the speed of light delay; contention resolution at the fringes of the network with no need for buffering or deflection strategies within the optical layer; freedom from deadlock and livelock; zero delay variation; packets delivered in the correct sequence. In this paper, the technique is fully described and a performance evaluation for a Manhattan street network (MSN) are presented
Keywords :
network topology; optical fibre networks; packet switching; photonic switching systems; synchronisation; telecommunication network routing; Manhattan street network; contention resolution; global-synchronised packet switching; light delay speed; optical domain; optical layer; packet routing; packet sequence delivery; packet transmission time; performance evaluation; routing nodes; single header-word recognition; ultra-fast photonic networks; zero delay variation; Delay effects; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Packet switching; Routing; Switches; System recovery; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1998. GLOBECOM 1998. The Bridge to Global Integration. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney,NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4984-9
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1998.775944
