Title :
Ultra-high capacity WDM optical packet routing through an 8-node data vortex sub-network
Author :
Lu, Wenchao ; Small, B.A. ; Mack, Jeremy ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate routing of 8-WDM-channel 10 Gb/s optical packets through an 8-node sub-network of the data vortex, realizing virtual buffering within the switching fabric. Single pulse WDM encoding for the header simplifies packet control and reduces latency.
Keywords :
encoding; optical fibre networks; packet switching; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network routing; vortices; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 8-node subnetwork; 80 Gbit/s; WDM; data vortex; latency; optical packet routing; packet control; single pulse encoding; switching fabric; virtual buffering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
