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
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