Title
OSA: an optical switching architecture for data center networks with unprecedented flexibility
Abstract
A detailed examination of evolving traffic characteristics, operator requirements, and network technology trends suggests a move away from nonblocking interconnects in data center networks (DCNs). As a result, recent efforts have advocated oversubscribed networks with the capability to adapt to traffic requirements on-demand. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and evaluation of OSA, a novel Optical Switching Architecture for DCNs. Leveraging runtime reconfigurable optical devices, OSA dynamically changes its topology and link capacities, thereby achieving unprecedented flexibility to adapt to dynamic traffic patterns. Extensive analytical simulations using both real and synthetic traffic patterns demonstrate that OSA can deliver high bisection bandwidth (60%-100% of the nonblocking architecture). Implementation and evaluation of a small-scale functional prototype further demonstrate the feasibility of OSA.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/TNET.2013.2253120
IEEE\/ACM Transactions on Networking
Keywords
DocType
Volume
telephone traffic,computer centres,optical switches
Journal
22
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
1063-6692
102
PageRank 
References 
Authors
3.79
22
8
Search Limit
100102
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kai Chen174459.02
anubhav singla21023.79
Alok Singh320117.15
Kishore Ramachandranz41023.79
Lei Xuz51023.79
Yueping Zhangz61023.79
Xitao Wen725411.41
Yan Chen83842220.64