Title :
Paradigm Shift for Commercially Viable OPS/OBS with Shared Buffer and Wavelength Converter
Author :
Rhee, J. K Kevin ; Kim, Ji-Hwan ; Han, Jongpil ; Im, Jinsung ; Choi, JungYul
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Inf. & Commun., Daejeon
Abstract :
Performance of optically transparent packet and burst switching is significantly improved by true buffers, even in a shared manner, rather than by wavelength converters in WDM OPS and OBS. A novel rule design is proposed, aiming at commercial feasibility.
Keywords :
optical burst switching; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; OBS; OPS; WDM; optical burst switching; optical packet switching; optically transparent packets; shared buffer; wavelength converter; Burst switching; Costs; Fabrics; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Strontium; Wavelength division multiplexing; optical network; optical packet switching; shared buffer architecture; wavelength converter;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300772
