2x2 photonic node for all-optical packet switching networks

G.  Berrettini; A. Malacarne; M.  Scaffardi; N. Andriolli; P.  Castoldi; A.  Bogoni; L. Potì

1st International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China

Research Article

2x2 photonic node for all-optical packet switching networks

Cite: BibTeX Plain Text

@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344687,
    author={G.  Berrettini and A. Malacarne and M.  Scaffardi and N. Andriolli and P.  Castoldi and A.  Bogoni and L. Pot\'{\i}},
    title={2x2 photonic node for all-optical packet switching networks},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={CHINACOM},
    year={2007},
    month={4},
    keywords={},
    doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344687}
}

G. Berrettini
A. Malacarne
M. Scaffardi
N. Andriolli
P. Castoldi
A. Bogoni
L. Potì
Year: 2007
2x2 photonic node for all-optical packet switching networks
CHINACOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344687

G. Berrettini¹, A. Malacarne¹, M. Scaffardi¹, N. Andriolli¹, P. Castoldi¹, A. Bogoni²^,*, L. Potì²

1: IRCPhoNeT, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Via Moruzzi 1, (56124) Pisa, Italy,
2: IRCPhoNeT, CNIT, Via Moruzzi 1, (56124) Pisa, Italy

*Contact email: antonella.bogoni@cnit.it

Abstract

A photonic 2x2 node architecture for synchronous all-optical packet switching networks, able to process ultra-fast packet signals is presented. All node functions (label recognition and processing, contention detection and resolution, switch control, actual switching, and regeneration) are optically performed. Combinations of the proposed 2times2 element can be used in order to obtain more complex NtimesN photonic nodes. Implementations of all subsystems needed to realize the describe 2times2 photonic node are reported, and different solutions for several blocks are compared in order to optimize the node performances.

Published: 2007-04-10
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CHINACOM.2006.344687