Title :
On the energy-efficiency of a packet-level FEC based bufferless core optical network
Author :
Vishwanath, Arun ; Sivaraman, Vijay ; Thottan, Marina
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We proposed packet-level forward error correction (FEC) as a promising technique for enabling bufferless core optical networks. In this paper, we systematically analyse its energy-efficiency and show that it can produce substantial power savings.
Keywords :
energy conservation; forward error correction; optical fibre networks; bufferless core optical network; energy-efficiency; forward error correction; packet-level FEC; power saving; Energy efficiency; Forward error correction; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Power demand; Random access memory;
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
