Title :
A dynamically reconfigurable token-based optical backplane
Author :
Angliss, B.E. ; Scott Hinton, H.
Author_Institution :
Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We present a 2D token-based dynamically reconfigurable smart pixel array (DRSPA) for intelligent optical backplanes. The DRSPA has the ability to reconfigure both the location and the size of the backplane optical communication channels (between 8, 16, 24, and 32 bits), dynamically enhancing the backplane throughput under light backplane load. This functionality is realized through the use of a 2D token, a 4 clock cycle backplane header, and a distributed control environment.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical backplanes; parallel architectures; reconfigurable architectures; smart pixels; token networks; 2D token; 2D token-based dynamically reconfigurable smart pixel array; 4 clock cycle backplane header; backplane optical communication channels; backplane throughput; distributed control environment; dynamically reconfigurable token-based optical backplane; functionality; intelligent optical backplanes; light backplane load; Backplanes; Centralized control; Clocks; Data mining; Distributed control; Optical arrays; Optical buffering; Optical fiber communication; Smart pixels; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4953-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690417
