TY - GEN
T1 - On slotted WDM switching in bufferless all-optical networks
AU - Liew, Soung Y.
AU - Chao, H. Jonathan
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The current λ-switching technology requires each lightpath to occupy the full bandwidth of a wavelength throughout the bufferless all-optical domain. With such a constraint, the granularity of bandwidth is so coarse that the utilization of optical fibers is considerably low. To resolve the granularity problem, a simple way is to incorporate time division multiplexing (TDM) into wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) so as to divide the entire λ-bandwidth into smaller base bandwidths. This approach is referred to as the slotted WDM (sWDM). In this paper, we define the slot labeling, mapping and assignment problems, and derive the necessary and sufficient condition that validates sWDM. We also provide simulation results of the call blocking rate of sWDM in comparison with λ-switching.
AB - The current λ-switching technology requires each lightpath to occupy the full bandwidth of a wavelength throughout the bufferless all-optical domain. With such a constraint, the granularity of bandwidth is so coarse that the utilization of optical fibers is considerably low. To resolve the granularity problem, a simple way is to incorporate time division multiplexing (TDM) into wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) so as to divide the entire λ-bandwidth into smaller base bandwidths. This approach is referred to as the slotted WDM (sWDM). In this paper, we define the slot labeling, mapping and assignment problems, and derive the necessary and sufficient condition that validates sWDM. We also provide simulation results of the call blocking rate of sWDM in comparison with λ-switching.
KW - All-optical networks
KW - Bandwidth
KW - Chaos
KW - Intelligent networks
KW - Optical buffering
KW - Optical packet switching
KW - Optical wavelength conversion
KW - Sufficient conditions
KW - Time division multiplexing
KW - Wavelength division multiplexing
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U2 - 10.1109/CONECT.2003.1231484
DO - 10.1109/CONECT.2003.1231484
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84944075422
T3 - Proceedings - 11th Symposium on High Performance Interconnects, HOTI 2003
SP - 96
EP - 101
BT - Proceedings - 11th Symposium on High Performance Interconnects, HOTI 2003
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 11th Symposium on High Performance Interconnects, HOTI 2003
Y2 - 20 August 2003 through 22 August 2003
ER -