Rethinking the architecture design of data center networks

Frontiers of Computer Science in China

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 596-603

  Wu, Kaishun ^a,b   Xiao, Jiang ^b   Ni, Lionel M ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

data center networks; direct networks; hybrid networks; switch based networks

Indexed keywords

SENSOR NETWORKS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

ARCHITECTURE DESIGNS; COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISONS; DATA CENTER NETWORKS; DIRECT NETWORK; HYBRID NETWORK; IT INFRASTRUCTURES; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SWITCH-BASED NETWORKS;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84867474726     PISSN: 16737350     EISSN: 16737466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11704-012-1155-6     Document Type: Review

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