Title :
A new wavelength-routed photonic packet buffer combining parallel delay-lines with delay-line loops
Author :
Zhong, Wen De ; Tucker, Rodney S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We present a new wavelength-routed photonic packet buffer that combines parallel delay-lines with delay-line loops. We show that the packet loss probability can be substantially reduced by several orders of magnitude using this new packet buffer design.
Keywords :
buffer storage; optical delay lines; optical fibres; packet switching; photonic switching systems; probability; telecommunication network routing; delay-line loops; optical fibre delay-lines; packet buffer design; packet loss probability; parallel delay-lines; wavelength-routed photonic packet buffer; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Delay lines; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical tuning; Optical wavelength conversion; Packet switching; Propagation delay; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.824569
