DocumentCode
609023
Title
A 10 µs hybrid optical-circuit/electrical-packet network for datacenters
Author
Farrington, Nathan ; Forencich, Alex ; Pang-Chen Sun ; Fainman, S. ; Ford, J. ; Vahdat, A. ; Porter, George ; Papen, George
Author_Institution
Depts. of ECE & CSE, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We built and evaluated a hybrid electrical-packet/optical-circuit network for datacenters using a 10 μs optical circuit switch using wavelength-selective switches based on binary MEMs. This network has the potential to support large-scale, dynamic datacenter workloads.
Keywords
computer centres; electro-optical switches; integrated optoelectronics; switching networks; binary MEM; hybrid optical-circuit-electrical-packet network; large-scale dynamic datacenter; optical circuit switch; time 10 mus; wavelength-selective switches; Computer architecture; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Switching circuits; Time division multiple access; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0457-0
Type
conf
Filename
6533163
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