Title :
Energy-efficient bandwidth allocation in optical OFDM-based data center networks
Author :
Kachris, Christoforos ; Tomkos, Ioannis
Author_Institution :
Athens Inf. Technol., Athens, Greece
Abstract :
This paper presents two bandwidth assignments algorithms for an optical OFDM-based data center network. The proposed scheme can provide up to 95% bandwidth utilization and 14% lower power consumption compared to a WDM-based network.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; bandwidth allocation; computer centres; optical fibre networks; power consumption; telecommunication computing; telecommunication power management; bandwidth assignments algorithms; energy-efficient bandwidth allocation; optical OFDM-based data center networks; Bandwidth; Channel allocation; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Transceivers;
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
