Title :
Multicast-Enabled Optical Packet Switch Architecture Utilizing Multicasting Modules
Author :
Qirui Huang ; Wen-De Zhong
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A multicast-enabled optical packet switch architecture using multicast modules is proposed. It is shown that the proposed multicast module can efficiently handle packet contention as well as packet routing in multicast operation.
Keywords :
multicast communication; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; multicast module; multicast-enabled optical packet switch architecture; packet contention; packet routing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Delay lines; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; Routing; Unicast;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528331
