| 摘要 |
<p>A switch architecture and method for OCDMA packet switching within a network are disclosed. The switch architecture can comprise: at least one input channel for receiving an input signal, decoding the input signal into its component codes, wherein a data packet having a header and a payload is associated with each component code, converting each payload to an electronic format, and assigning an internal component code to each payload; an electronic mixer coupled to each input channel for receiving all of the electronic payloads and forwarding them as a combined electronic signal; a delay unit coupled to the electronic mixer, for delaying each electronic payload by a preset interval, and for selecting an output signal for routing each of electronic payload; at least one output channel for receiving the output signal, decoding the electronic payloads by their internal component codes, converting the electronic payloads to an optical format, assigning a new component code to each optical payload, and forwarding the optical payloads as an optical output signal; and a control unit for generating control signals to control payload routing through the switch architecture. <IMAGE></p> |
