DocumentCode
1590482
Title
Optical packet switching meets mythbusters
Author
Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution
Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommun. (CEET), Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0213-6
Type
conf
Filename
5875570
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