Title :
Demonstration and system analysis of the HORNET architecture
Author :
White, Ian M. ; Hu, Eric Shih-Tse ; Hsueh, Yu-Li ; Shrikhande, Kapil ; Rogge, Matthew S. ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Res. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
The HORNET architecture is a packet-over-wavelength-division-multiplexing ring network that utilizes fast-tunable packet transmitters and wavelength routing to enable it to scale cost-effectively to ultrahigh capacities. In this paper, we present the HORNET architecture and a novel control-channel-based media access control protocol. The survivability of the architecture is demonstrated with an experimental laboratory testbed. Mathematical analysis of the architecture shows that the wavelength routed network can scale to relatively large sizes ranging between 30 and 50 nodes, depending on the component performance. This is true even for arrangements that do not contain high-power optical amplifiers in every node.
Keywords :
IP networks; access protocols; metropolitan area networks; packet switching; routing protocols; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; HORNET architecture; Internet access; control-channel-based protocol; fast-tunable packet transmitters; hybrid optoelectronic ring network; media access control protocol; metropolitan-area networks; next-generation networks; packet-over-wavelength-division-multiplexing network; reconfigurable wavelength drop; ring network; survivability; ultrahigh capacities; variable-sized packets; wavelength availability bitstream; wavelength routed network; wavelength routing; High power amplifiers; Laboratories; Mathematical analysis; Media Access Protocol; Optical amplifiers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Testing; Wavelength routing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2003.819137
