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标题：A Study on Optical Switching: An Efficient Switching Tool for Optical Communication Network
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作者：Reji Thomas ; Piyush Kumar Sharma
期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2320-9798
电子版ISSN：2320-9801
出版年度：2015
卷号：3
期号：5
DOI：10.15680/ijircce.2015.0305034
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Optical communication network promises to deliver an unmatched data transmission speed with highcapacity and bandwidth. However, one could never fully exploit the astonishing speed of light in communication asmodern day electronic devices, installed in optical networks, could never stand up to the requirements of the light speedtransmission. The optical systems have some serious limitations which include its inability for bit-level opticalprocessing, slow switching and lack of efficient all-optical memory. Switching in optical networks are carried out byelectronic devices. These devices rely on repeated O-E-O conversion of incoming data for switching activities, whichadversely affect the optical speed. The electronic devices also act as a hurdle during optical system up-gradation aseach time it needs to be replaced or upgraded. If the optical switching could be done in optical domain without the needfor unwanted conversions, the use of electronic devices could be eliminated. This would not only bolster the speed ofoptical network but will also reduce the cost of optical system.
关键词：Switching; Optical Packet switching; Burst Switching; Optical networks