Title :
On the benefit of fast switching in optical networks
Author :
Qiao, Chunming ; González-Ortega, Miguel A. ; Suárez-González, Andrés ; Liu, Xin ; López-Ardao, José-Carlos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of CSE, Univ. at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
Though the benefit of wavelength switching in WDM networks is well understood, that of fast switching at packet/burst level is not. We show that fast switching can further reduce wavelength resources and OEO conversion.
Keywords :
optical communication; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; optical networks; wavelength switching; Bandwidth; Circuits; Communication switching; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Surges; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
