Technology advances in wideband packet switching

Author

Vaidya, A.K. ; Pashan, M.A.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Naperville, IL, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

28 Nov-1 Dec 1988

Firstpage

668

Abstract

The authors examine some recent technology advances in the evolution of wideband packet technology (WPT). These advances include contention resolution in WPT switch fabrics, GaAs implementation of WPT switch fabric, and packet processing in trunk interfaces. It is concluded that WPT architectures are ideally suited for aggressive incorporation in advanced VLSI technology particularly for the implementation of the core of a large self-routing multistage interconnection network and for implementation of the distributed packet processing functions of the trunk interfaces

Keywords

VLSI; broadband networks; digital integrated circuits; electronic switching systems; packet switching; GaAs; advanced VLSI technology; contention resolution; distributed packet processing functions; packet processing; self-routing multistage interconnection network; trunk interfaces; wideband packet switching; CMOS technology; Communication switching; Fabrics; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Packet switching; Protocols; Switches; Throughput; Very large scale integration; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1988, and Exhibition. 'Communications for the Information Age.' Conference Record, GLOBECOM '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Hollywood, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.25923

Filename

25923