Abstract
We investigate photonic packet switches that allow scaling to a large number of input and output ports. The suggested switch architectures are based on technology that has already been demonstrated. We focus on a simple Spanke node architecture. Scalable, low latency optical packet switches sub-systems capable to switch optical packets with multiple modulation formats are reviewed. The optical packet switch sub-system employs in-band labeling to allow for transparent routing of packets with multiple data formats and data bit-rates. Packets employing in-band labels can be processed without the need to reconfigure the label processor and the switch when changing data format and bit-rate. The label processor is based on asynchronous optical signal processing in combination with a simple electronic combinatory network. This makes the label processor capable to process a large number of labels with low latency time (
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2010 7th International Symposium on Communication Systems Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 21-23 July 2010, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
Place of Publication | Piscataway |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | 648-653 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4244-8858-2 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |