Title :
Optical architecture for multi-terabit IP routers
Author :
Hunter, D.K. ; Andonovic, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
A novel architecture is proposed for future multi-terabit Internet protocol routers, employing multiple cascaded stages of optical switching and buffering. External synchronisation is not required, and a void-filling algorithm simplifies hardware requirements.
Keywords :
Internet; access protocols; optical fiber networks; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; external synchronisation; hardware requirements; multi-terabit IP routers; multi-terabit Internet protocol routers; multiple cascaded stages; optical architecture; optical buffering; optical switching; void-filling algorithm; Hardware; Optical buffering; Optical design; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Propagation delay; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868595
