Title :
Optical packet switching for WDM IP gigabit routers
Author :
Guillemot, C. ; Clérot, F.
Author_Institution :
CNET, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We discuss the relevance of optical packet networking as an adaptation layer between the WDM and the IP layers. Performance on contention resolution and on service differentiation are reported for the proposed switching architectures
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; WDM IP gigabit routers; adaptation layer; contention resolution; optical packet networking; optical packet switching; service differentiation; switching architectures; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Data communication; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunications; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732639
