Title :
Performance study on a WDM packet switch with limited-range wavelength converters
Author :
Shen, Gangxiang ; Bose, Sanjay K. ; Cheng, Tee Hiang ; Lu, Chao ; Chai, Teck Yoong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
We consider a slotted WDM packet switch with limited-range wavelength converters. The performance of this switch is studied using simulations with various types of data traffic. Results show that the slotted WDM packet switch with a small range of wavelength conversion capability can achieve a performance close to that of a switch with the full range of wavelength conversion capability.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; photonic switching systems; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM packet switch performance; data traffic; limited-range wavelength converters; slotted WDM packet switch; wavelength conversion capability; Chaos; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching; Propagation delay; Space technology; Traffic control; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.957385
