Title :
Optical burst switching network testbed in Japan
Author :
Kitayama, K. ; Koga, Masafumi ; Morikawa, Hiroyuki ; Hara, Shinsuke ; Kawai, Masaaki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Syst., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A five-year (2001-2005) government-supported R&D initiative, "optical burst switching network", is introduced. It is a comprehensive program, including network architecture, wavelength reservation protocol, ultrafast processing of control packets, and switching fabric.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; photonic switching systems; protocols; research initiatives; government-supported R&D initiative; network architecture; optical burst switching network testbed; switching fabric; time domain statistical multiplexing; ultrafast control packet processing; wavelength reservation protocol; Communication switching; Intelligent networks; Optical buffering; Optical burst switching; Optical control; Optical wavelength conversion; Process control; Protocols; Testing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192713
