Title :
New control algorithms in an optical packet switch with limited-range wavelength converters
Author :
Gordon, Reuven E. ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que.
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We analyze the performance of an optical packet switch in a WDM network using reduced sets of limited-range wavelength converters. Using random and optimal algorithms to match input and output wavelength sets, packet loss is considerably reduced over previously published matching algorithms
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; random processes; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network; control algorithm; limited-range wavelength converter; matching algorithm; optical packet switch; random algorithm; wavelength division multiplexing; Chromium; FAA; Impedance matching; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2006.1638627
