Optical switching system for MPP, LAN, or WAN systems

William A. Castellano; Roger D. Chamberlain; Robert R. Krchnavek

Optical switching system for MPP, LAN, or WAN systems

William A. Castellano
, Roger D. Chamberlain
, Robert R. Krchnavek

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Abstract

Whether intended for use in massively parallel processing (MPP), local-area networking (LAN), or wide-area networking (WAN) systems, optical switching technology has not yet seen significant use in commercial practice. This paper presents the design of an optical switching system suitable for all of the above uses. The data path is all optical, with electrical-to-optical signal translation taking place only at the message source and optical-to-electrical signal translation taking place only at the destination. The control path, however, makes extensive use of electrical technology, using a unique control algorithm appropriate to the mixed-technology design. We refer to this dual (optical and electrical) design as the Gemini interconnection network.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	260-264
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1997 6th IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing. Part 1 (of 2) - Victoria, Can Duration: Aug 20 1997 → Aug 22 1997

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1997 6th IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing. Part 1 (of 2)
City	Victoria, Can
Period	8/20/97 → 8/22/97

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications

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Optical switching system for MPP, LAN, or WAN systems

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