Towards standardization of compact data center switches

G. Guelbenzu de Villota; N. Calabretta; O. Raz

doi:10.1016/j.icte.2017.05.003

Towards standardization of compact data center switches

G. Guelbenzu de Villota, N. Calabretta, O. Raz

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Abstract

Data Centers, the essential infrastructure for the increasing amount of cloud applications, are required to expand in number of devices even further. However, the scaling is limited by both space and power constraints. It is therefore essential to shrink the size and power consumption of the devices. This works explores how On-Board Optics provides a solution for data center switches. We experimentally demonstrate a proof-of-concept data center switch with integrated On-Board Optics modules, power consumption below 150W and measuring only 0.25U. We further discuss the standards required to fully exploit this technology, and the future of On-Board Optics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-75
Number of pages	4
Journal	ICT Express
Volume	3
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2017.05.003
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2017

Keywords

Data center network
optical networks
On-Board Optics

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Zwaartekracht ECO Research Centre for Integrated Nanophotonics
Koonen, A. M. J. (., van Zantvoort, J. H. C., Smit, M., Cao, Z., van der Heide, S., Mamun, M., Shi, B., Perez, J. C., Mekonnen, K. A., Trinidad, A. M., Zhang, X. & Spiegelberg, M.
1/01/14 → 31/12/23
Project: Research direct

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