Title :
The Design of an Allo-Optical Packet Switching Network
Author :
Van Caenegem, R. ; Colle, Didier ; Pickavet, Mario ; Demeester, Piet ; Christodoulopoulos, Konstantinos ; Vlachos, Kyriakos ; Varvarigos, Emmanouel ; Stampoulidis, Leontios ; Roccato, Diego ; Vilar, Ruth
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ., Gent
fDate :
11/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recent advances in the all-optical signal processing domain report high-speed and nontrivial functionality directly implemented in the optical layer. These developments mean that the all- optical processing of packet headers has a future. In this article we address various important control plane issues that must be resolved when designing networks based on all-optical packet-switched nodes.
Keywords :
optical burst switching; optical fibre networks; packet switching; all-optical packet switching network; all-optical signal processing; optical burst switching; optical fibre networks; packet headers; Chromium; Circuits; Erbium; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Packet switching; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Virtual private networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2007.4378321
