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Dynamic Injection Control Module for Optical Packet Switching Fabrics

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Overview Optical Packet Switched (OPS) networks offer the unique combination of encompassing the enormous capacity of the optical domain while providing versatile connectivity afforded by individual packet routing. The insertion of OPS networks to alleviate the electronic bottleneck has been proposed for a range of systems including core routers, local- and storage-area networks as well as high-performance computing systems. Whereas electronic interconnection networks do not scale well when systems move toward high port counts, high data rates and large spatial volumes, fiberoptic technology can offer immense bandwidth utilizing Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM), low latency on the order of the packet's time of flight and better scalability. Systems based on optical packet switched interconnection networks will have to address new challenges presented specifically by photonic technology.

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Publisher	Columbia University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2005
Format	White Papers
Topics	Switching, Fibre

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