Title :
Optical Flow Switching
Author :
Chan, Vincent W S ; Weichenberg, Guy ; Médard, Muriel
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol, Cambridge
Abstract :
In this work, we evaluate an attractive candidate for optical network data transport: optical flow switching (OFS). We describe the operation and implementation of the architecture, characterize its capacity region and capacity-cost tradeoff, and compare it to other prominent optical network architectures.
Keywords :
access protocols; optical burst switching; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; MAC protocol; WDM optical network architecture; capacity-cost tradeoff; optical burst switched network; optical flow switching; optical network data transport; Communication switching; Costs; Image motion analysis; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Processor scheduling; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Communications, Networks and Systems, 2006. BROADNETS 2006. 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0425-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0425-4
DOI :
10.1109/BROADNETS.2006.4374332
