• DocumentCode
    1593273
  • Title

    Energy efficiency in optical IP networks with multi-layer switching

  • Author

    Feng, Michael Z. ; Hinton, Kerry ; Ayre, Robert ; Tucker, Rodney S.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommun., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We show that significant savings in energy consumption can be achieved in optical IP networks with multi-layer switching by using a coordinated combination of IP aggregation, electronic bypass and optical bypass.
  • Keywords
    IP networks; energy conservation; energy consumption; optical burst switching; optical fibre communication; energy consumption; energy efficiency; multi-layer switching; optical IP networks; Energy consumption; IP networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Payloads; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875688