Title :
All-optical cell acknowledgment in synchronous optical packet switches
Author :
Andriolli, N. ; Cugini, F. ; Scaffardi, M. ; Castoldi, P. ; Potì, L. ; Bogoni, A. ; Bianchi, A. ; Ponzini, F.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
An all-optical feedback architecture is proposed to detect successful cell delivery in synchronous optical packet switches. No fiber delay line buffer is required: contention losing cells are retransmitted in the next time slots.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical feedback; optical switches; packet switching; all-optical cell acknowledgment; all-optical feedback architecture; all-optical switch fabric; physical interface cards; synchronous optical packet switch; Content management; Data mining; Delay lines; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Sorting; Spine; Throughput; OPS; cell acknowledgment;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307824
