DocumentCode
2726268
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
fYear
2008
fDate
7-10 July 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610629
Filename
4610629
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