Ultra-low latency optical packet switching node

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1564-1566

  Small, Benjamin A ^a   Shacham, Assaf ^a   Bergman, Keren ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Interconnection networks; Packet switching; Photonic switching systems; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; PACKET NETWORKS; PACKET SWITCHING; ROUTERS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS; ROUTING LATENCY; ROUTING TRANSPARENCY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 23844553166     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.848276     Document Type: Article

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