A novel all-optical self-routed wavelength-addressable network (SWANET)
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 7 (9) , 1066-1068
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.414705
Abstract
A novel all-optical self-routed wavelength-addressable network based on a new multiwavelength routing protocol is proposed. A distributed switching network that uses a low-speed routing header provides a transparent path for the high-speed data while utilizing low-speed electronic processing of the routing header. Each data packet is preceded by a routing header composed of a serial combination of wavelengths. The number of destination addresses is dramatically increased over conventional wavelength-division multiplexing or conventional photonic packet switching networks for the same number of wavelengths or header digits, respectively. A 1/spl times/4 switching node is implemented demonstrating the switching and transmission capabilities of this wavelength-addressable network.Keywords
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