Title :
Multi-Stage SOA Switch Fabrics: 4Ã\x9740Gb/s Packet Switching and Fault Tolerance
Author :
Aw, E.T. ; Lin, Tao ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Cambridge Univ., Cambridge
Abstract :
Performance of packet switching at 4x40Gb/s through a multi-stage SOA is evaluated. Fault identification and rerouting in the multi-stage switch is demonstrated.
Keywords :
fault tolerance; optical fibre networks; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; fault identification; fault tolerance; fiber optics communications; multi stage SOA switch fabrics; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Bit error rate; Communication switching; Fabrics; Fault tolerance; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Packet switching; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348667
