Open Access4x4 optical packet switching of asynchronous burst optical packets with a prototype, 4x4 label processing and switching sub-system
Author(s) -
Ryohei Urata,
Tsutomu Nakahara,
Hirokazu Takenouchi,
Takehiko Segawa,
Hiroshi Ishikawa,
Akira Ohki,
Hiroki Sugiyama,
Susumu Nishihara,
Ryo Takahashi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.015283
Subject(s) - optical burst switching , burst switching , fast packet switching , cut through switching , packet switching , optical switch , asynchronous communication , computer science , label switching , network packet , processing delay , optics , transmission delay , electronic engineering , optical performance monitoring , computer network , physics , wavelength division multiplexing , engineering , multiprotocol label switching , wavelength , quality of service
We report a prototype, 4x4 (4 input/4 output) label processing and switching sub-system for 10-Gb/s asynchronous burst variable-length optical packets. With the prototype, we perform a 4x4 optical packet switching demonstration, achieving error-free (BER<10(-12)) label processing and switching operation for all possible input/output combinations (16 switching paths) simultaneously. Power consumption and latency of the entire, self-contained sub-system is 83 W (includes fan power) and 300 ns, respectively.