Title :
A comparison of regular topologies for all-optical networks
Author :
Marsan, M. Ajmone ; Bianco, A. ; Leonardi, E. ; Neri, F.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Electtron., Politecnico di Torini, Italy
Abstract :
Two regular meshed topologies are compared in terms of their possible use for implementing large all-optical wavelength routing communication networks or interconnection systems. It is assumed that the networks provide full connectivity among users and operate with either packet or circuit switching in a wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) environment, so that source-destination pairs are identified through a frequency and a physical path. The topologies considered are the K-dimensional bidirectional square lattice and the shuffle topology. The comparison is based on the maximum and average distance between nodes, and on the minimum number of identifiers (frequencies in the WDM comb) necessary to discriminate all source-destination pairs
Keywords :
circuit switching; multiprocessor interconnection networks; network topology; optical interconnections; optical links; packet switching; wavelength division multiplexing; K-dimensional bidirectional square lattice; WDM; all-optical networks; circuit switching; communication networks; interconnection systems; packet switching; regular meshed topologies; shuffle topology; wavelength-division-multiplexing; All-optical networks; Circuit topology; Communication networks; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Network topology; Packet switching; Switching circuits; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '93. Proceedings.Twelfth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking: Foundation for the Future, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3580-0
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1993.253251
