• DocumentCode
    2749285
  • Title

    A high-performance network architecture for scalable optical datacenters

  • Author

    Rastegarfar, Houman ; Khavari, Khashayar ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Rusch, Leslie Ann ; Leon-Garcia, Alberto

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    439
  • Lastpage
    440
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel WDM interconnection scheme for massive-scale datacenters based on arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) devices. We employ optical burst switching and buffer sharing to maximize the datacenter performance gains.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; computer centres; optical burst switching; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM interconnection; arrayed waveguide grating devices; buffer sharing; high-performance network architecture; optical burst switching; scalable optical datacenters; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110615
  • Filename
    6110615