Title :
Flexible-bandwidth power-aware optical interconnects with source synchronous technique
Author :
Proietti, Roberto ; Nitta, Christopher J. ; Zheng Cao ; Clements, Matthew ; Tzimpragos, Georgios ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates energy savings in data centers with flexible-bandwidth power-aware source-synchronous optical interconnects. Network simulations show ≥ 5× energy savings. Link experiment shows error-free operation from 625 Mb/s to 10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
computer centres; optical interconnections; bit rate 625 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s; data centers; energy savings; error-free operation; flexible-bandwidth power-aware optical interconnects; network simulations; source synchronous technique; Circuits and systems; Distributed processing; Electrical engineering; Frequency synchronization; Low-power electronics; Optical interconnections;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115661
