Title :
Superconducting packet switch
Author :
Hosoya, M. ; Nishino, T. ; Hioe, W. ; Kominami, S. ; Takagi, K.
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Very broad band throughputs greater than 1T bit/sec are desired in heavily loaded communication systems. Using the merits of superconducting devices, a superconducting network system is expected to improve the throughputs of such communication bottleneck systems. The paper describes a superconducting packet switch which is indispensable to a proposed superconducting network system. Considering the characteristics of various switch architectures, the space-division Banyan type architecture is adopted for a superconducting packet switch proto-type. The complete design of the proto-type is performed and the total operation is numerically simulated and confirmed. A 2/spl times/2 switching element which controls the paths of two packets is a key component of the proto-type. The basic switching element with one-bit data width is fabricated and the correct operation is completely confirmed.<>
Keywords :
packet switching; superconducting switches; 1 Tbit/s; communication bottleneck systems; numerical simulation; space-division Banyan type architecture; superconducting network; superconducting packet switch; Asynchronous transfer mode; Communication switching; Communication system control; Information processing; Numerical simulation; Packet switching; Superconducting devices; Switches; Throughput; Type II superconductors;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
