• DocumentCode
    633183
  • Title

    Optical/electrical hybrid switching for datacenter communications

  • Author

    Farrington, Nathan ; Porter, George ; Forencich, Alex ; Ford, J. ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu ; Vahdat, A. ; Papen, George

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We discuss optical/electrical hybrid switching for datacenters. Our current prototype uses an optical circuit switched architecture based on a wavelength-selective switch (WSS) that has a measured mean host-to-host network reconfiguration time of 11.5 μs.
  • Keywords
    circuit switching; computer centres; optical switches; WSS; datacenter communications; mean host-to-host network reconfiguration time; optical circuit switched architecture; optical-electrical hybrid switching; time 11.5 mus; wavelength-selective switch; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Switching circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6597317