Optical burst switching using fast, bit-rate transparent switches is presented. Random contention is handled without using optical memory by wavelength conversion. We demonstrate error-free 10 and 40 Gb/s burst contention resolution in a 5times5 node prototype.
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Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Date of Conference: 24-28 Feb. 2008