Title
Square Grid Topologies for Wavelength-Routing All-Optical Networks
Abstract
The paper explores the possibility of adopting square lattice regular topologies for the implementation of wavelength-routing all-optical communication networks, i.e., communication networks in which data travel from source to destination in the optical domain, following a path that is entirely identified by the source node and the transmitted wavelength. Similar topologies were previously proposed for the implementation of interconnection networks in high-perfonnance computing systems, as well as high-speed electronic networks known under the name of Manhattan Street networks. The very limited processing capabilities presently allowed by optical technologies constrain the design of all-optical networks to the utilization of simple components. The paper shows that very simple optical components are sufficient to implement wavelength-routing all-optical networks with square grid topology.
Year
DOI
Venue
1995
10.3233/JHS-1995-4405
J. High Speed Networks
Keywords
Field
DocType
optical networks,photonic manhattan street networks,wdm
Wavelength-division multiplexing,Square lattice,Telecommunications network,All optical,Square tiling,Wavelength routing,Computer science,Computer network,Network topology,Interconnection,Distributed computing
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
4
4
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
11
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marco Ajmone Marsan12588322.69
Guido Albertengo2246.38
E. Leonardi31830146.87
Fabio Neri41141109.10