A dynamically reconfigurable token-based optical backplane

Author

Angliss, B.E. ; Scott Hinton, H.

Author_Institution

Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 July 1998

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690417

Filename

690417