Title :
Scalable optoelectronic ATM networks: the iPOINT fully functional testbed
Author :
Lockwood, John W. ; Duan, Hongtao ; Morikuni, James J. ; Kang, Sung-Mo ; Akkineni, Sarada ; Campbell, Roy H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Our prototype of a fully-functional asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch validates the design of a 128 Gb/s optoelectronic ATM switch. Optoelectronics, rather than all optical components, are used to simultaneously address all of the specific requirements mandated by the ATM protocol. In this paper, we present the Illinois pulsar-based optical interconnect (iPOINT) testbed, and present our results obtained for the prototype switch in a working environment consisting of an optical network of Sun SPARC Stations and other local and wide-area ATM switches
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; information networks; optical design techniques; optical fibre LAN; optical switches; optical testing; optoelectronic devices; protocols; testing; wide area networks; 128 Gbit/s; ATM protocol; ATM switch; Illinois pulsar-based optical interconnect testbed; Sun SPARC Stations; fully-functional asynchronous transfer mode switch; iPOINT fully functional testbed; local area ATM switches; optical network; optoelectronic ATM switch; scalable optoelectronic ATM networks; wide-area ATM switches; Asynchronous transfer mode; Communication switching; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Switching circuits; Testing; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
