• DocumentCode
    160993
  • Title

    Optical slot switching-based datacenters with elastic burst-mode coherent transponders

  • Author

    Mestre, M.A. ; de Valicourt, G. ; Jenneve, P. ; Mardoyan, H. ; Bigo, S. ; Pointurier, Yvan

  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    In a novel concept for intra-datacenter networks, we combine optical slot switching and elastic, burst-mode transponders, with variable bit-rate from 100 to 250 Gb/s depending on node count. Our scenario requires ~x400 fewer transponders than today´s 10 Gb/s electronic networks.
  • Keywords
    computer centres; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; optical switches; optical transmitters; transponders; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 100 Gbit/s to 250 Gbit/s; elastic burst-mode coherent transponder; intradatacenter network; optical slot switching-based datacenter; Modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Servers; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963853
  • Filename
    6963853
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=160993