Abstract

This paper analyzes the scalability in arrayed waveguide grating router (AWGR)-based interconnect architectures and demonstrates active AWGR-based switching using a distributed control plane. First, the paper analyses an all-to-all single AWGR passive interconnection with $N$ nodes and proposes a new architecture that overcomes the scalability limitation given by wavelength registration and crosstalk, by introducing multiples of smaller AWGRs $(W$ × $W)$ operating on a fewer number of wavelengths $(W < N)$ . Second, this paper demonstrates active AWGR switching with a distributed control plane, to be used when the size of the interconnection network makes the all-to-all approach using passive AWGRs impractical. In particular, an active AWGR-based TONAK switch is introduced. TONAK combines an all-optical NACK technique, which removes the need for electrical buffers at the switch input/output ports, and a TOKEN technique, which enables a distributed all-optical arbiter to handle packet contention. The experimental validation and performance study of the AWGR-based TONAK switch is presented, demonstrating the feasibility of the TONAK solution and the high throughput and low average packet latency for an up to 75% offered load.

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