Title :
Throughput-cost analysis of optical flow switching
Author :
Weichenberg, Guy ; Chan, Vincent W S ; Swanson, Eric A. ; Medard, Muriel
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
In this paper, we employ a cost model embodying major sources of capital expenditure (CapEx) to compare the throughput-cost tradeoff offered by optical flow switching to that of more traditional optical network architectures.
Keywords :
cost reduction; image sequences; optical switches; capital expenditure; cost model; optical flow switching; throughput-cost analysis; Costs; Image motion analysis; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; Wide area networks; (060.4250) Networks; (060.4256) Network optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
