Title :
Optical networking in smarter data centers: 2015 and beyond
Author :
DeCusatis, Casimer
Author_Institution :
IBM Corporation, 2455 South Road MS P343, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Abstract :
Advantages of optical networking for highly virtualized data centers are discussed, including lower power, improved scalability and port density, and tighter I/O integration with processors. Use cases include enterprise infrastructure underlying software-defined networking, supercomputing, and multi-site backup applications.
Keywords :
Adaptive optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Servers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
