SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR OPTICAL SWITCH USING WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING

摘要

A system for transmitting data on an optical burst network. The system includes an optical core configured to switch data bursts based upon a wavelength of the data bursts. The system also includes a plurality of switch port devices operably connected to the optical core, wherein at least one of the plurality of switch port devices is configured to transfer the data bursts to the optical core and at least one of the plurality of switch port devices is configured to receive the data bursts from the optical core. The system further includes at least one control plane processor operably connected to the plurality of switch port devices and configured to transmit scheduling information to at least one of the plurality of switch port devices configured to transfer the data bursts to the optical core.