• DocumentCode
    1525010
  • Title

    Fiber optic communication technologies: What´s needed for datacenter network operations

  • Author

    Lam, Cedric F. ; Liu, Hong ; Koley, Bikash ; Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Kamalov, Valey ; Gill, Vijay

  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    In this article we review the growing trend of warehouse-scale mega-datacenter computing, the Internet transformation driven by mega-datacenter applications, and the opportunities and challenges for fiber optic communication technologies to support the growth of mega-datacenter computing in the next three to four years.
  • Keywords
    computer centres; optical fibre communication; fiber optic communication; warehouse-scale mega-datacenter computing; Clouds; Collaboration; Communications technology; Computer networks; Fabrics; IP networks; Internet; Network servers; Optical fiber communication; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCOM.2010.5496876
  • Filename
    5496876