Title :
Optical packet switching meets mythbusters
Author :
Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommun. (CEET), Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Despite twenty years of research, optical packet switching (OPS) struggles to find practical application. We analyze the capabilities and limitations of OPS, and conclude that OPS offers little compared with conventional electronic packet switching.
Keywords :
optical switches; packet switching; electronic packet switching; mythbusters; optical packet switching; Energy consumption; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; Scalability; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
