Title :
Optically interconnected data center networks
Author :
Xu, Lei ; Singh, Atul ; Zhang, Yueping
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Optical switching shows great promise for the future intra data center network (DCN) interconnection applications. The network benefits of optical circuit switching for DCN applications are discussed, and recent work on optical switching-based DCN is reviewed.
Keywords :
computer centres; optical fibre networks; optical switches; intradata center network interconnection applications; optical circuit switching; optical switching; optically interconnected data center networks; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
