Title :
Bit Rate Transparent Optical Burst Switching with Contention Resolving Wavelength Conversion
Author :
Al Amin, Abdullah ; Shimizu, Kazuo ; Takenaka, Mitsuru ; Tanemura, Takuo ; Nishimura, Kosuke ; Onaka, H. ; Hatta, T. ; Kasukawa, A. ; Tsuji, Satoshi ; Kondo, Yuta ; Urino, Yutaka ; Uetsuka, H. ; Nakano, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Optical burst switching using fast, bit-rate transparent switches is presented. Random contention is handled without using optical memory by wavelength conversion. We demonstrate error-free 10 and 40 Gb/s burst contention resolution in a 5×5 node prototype.
Keywords :
optical burst switching; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit rate transparent optical burst switching; contention resolving wavelength conversion; Bit rate; Optical arrays; Optical buffering; Optical burst switching; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
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.2008.4528633
