Title :
An optical crosspoint buffered switching architecture
Author :
Cai, Lin ; Li, C.Y. ; Wai, P.K.A. ; He, Yongqi ; Xu, Anshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech Univ., Hong Kong
Abstract :
We propose an optical crosspoint buffered switching fabric to simplify the implementation of optical packet switches. With the proposed switching fabric architecture, the control complexity of the optical buffers can be significantly reduced.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical switches; packet switching; optical buffers; optical crosspoint buffered switching; optical design; optical packet switches; switching fabric architecture; Communication switching; Delay lines; Fabrics; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610629
