DocumentCode
2155283
Title
Optical packet switches
Author
Simsarian, J.E. ; Gripp, J. ; Chiaroni, D. ; Neilson, D.T.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
18-22 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The capacity growth of optical networks and a transition towards packet-based traffic has motivated research on optical packet switches. We review recent experiments on optical packet switches and their application to metropolitan and core networks.
Keywords
IP networks; Internet; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication traffic; core network; metropolitan network; optical network; optical packet switches; optical transition; packet-based traffic; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Geneva
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1918-9
Type
conf
Filename
6065834
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