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Scalable Fractional Lambda Switching: A Testbed |
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp. 447-457 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOCN.3.000447
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Abstract
This paper presents experiments on a testbed based on ultra-scalable switches realized using off-the-shelf optical and electronic components. The scalability of this switching architecture, a direct outcome of the deployment of pipeline forwarding, results—in addition to much lower cost—in the need for a smaller amount of components, and, consequently, lower power dissipation, which is key to a “greening” of the Internet. Although an all-optical architecture is demonstrated, we reached the conclusion that, given the current state of the art, a hybrid electro-optical architecture is the “best-of-breed” switch solution.
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OCIS Codes
(060.1810) Fiber optics and optical communications : Buffers, couplers, routers, switches, and multiplexers
(060.4250) Fiber optics and optical communications : Networks
ToC Category:
Research Papers
History
Original Manuscript: December 15, 2010
Revised Manuscript: March 22, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 22, 2011
Published: April 29, 2011
Citation
Mario Baldi, Michele Corrà, Giorgio Fontana, Guido Marchetto, Yoram Ofek, Danilo Severina, and Olga Zadedyurina, "Scalable Fractional Lambda Switching: A Testbed," J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 3, 447-457 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/jocn/abstract.cfm?URI=jocn-3-5-447
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