Title :
Integrated electrical/optical switching for future energy efficient packet networks
Author :
Eilenberger, Gert J.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
Future packet transport networks need to cope with rapidly growing Internet traffic. Hybrid architecture approaches combining limited electronic with massive optical switching can help to overcome the severe cost, energy and scalability issues.
Keywords :
energy conservation; integrated optics; optical fibre networks; optical switches; energy efficient packet networks; integrated electrical/optical switching; packet transport networks; Energy efficiency; IP networks; Internet; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Switching circuits;
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
