Architecture, design, and modeling of the OPSnet asynchronous optical packet switching node

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2215-2228

  Vanderbauwhede, Wim A ^a   Harle, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical communication; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Packet switching; Photonic switching systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PACKET NETWORKS; PACKET SWITCHING; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

ASYNCHRONOUS OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING NODE; PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 23144433311     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.850023     Document Type: Article

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