Title :
Architectures and performance of fiber delay line buffers in packet-based multifiber optical networks
Author :
Zhang, Tao ; Lu, Kejie ; Jue, Jason P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we study the architectures and performance of fiber delay line (FDL) buffers in packet-based multifiber optical networks. Three buffering architectures are considered and their performance are evaluated and compared through extensive simulation.
Keywords :
computer architecture; optical delay lines; optical fibre networks; performance evaluation; FDL buffer; buffering architecture; fiber delay line; packet-based multifiber optical network; performance evaluation; Delay lines; Fabrics; Intelligent networks; Noise measurement; Optical buffering; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192565
