Title :
Architecture, design, and modeling of the OPSnet asynchronous optical packet switching node
Author :
Vanderbauwhede, Wim A. ; Harle, David A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Glasgow, UK
fDate :
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An all-optical packet-switched network supporting multiple services represents a long-term goal for network operators and service providers alike. The EPSRC-funded OPSnet project partnership addresses this issue from device through to network architecture perspectives with the key objective of the design, development, and demonstration of a fully operational asynchronous optical packet switch (OPS) suitable for 100 Gb/s dense-wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) operation. The OPS is built around a novel buffer and control architecture that has been shown to be highly flexible and to offer the promise of fair and consistent packet delivery at high load conditions with full support for quality of service (QoS) based on differentiated services over generalized multiprotocol label switching.
Keywords :
DiffServ networks; optical fibre networks; packet switching; photonic switching systems; quality of service; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; OPSnet; QoS; asynchronous optical packet switching; dense wavelength division multiplexing; differentiated services; multiprotocol label switching; quality of service; Circuits; Communication system control; Educational institutions; Optical buffering; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; Quality of service; Optical communication; optical fiber communication; optical switches; packet switching; photonic switching systems;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2005.850023
