• DocumentCode
    515458
  • 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
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465167