Optical switching: Switch fabrics, techniques, and architectures

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 384-405

  Papadimitriou, Georgios I ^a   Papazoglou, Chrisoula ^a   Pomportsis, Andreas S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS); Optical burst switching (OBS); Optical packet switching; Optical switch fabrics; Optical switching

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS; SWITCHING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

GENERALIZED MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING; OPTICAL BURST SWITCHING; OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING; OPTICAL SWITCHING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0037566575     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.808766     Document Type: Article

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