This paper reviews the work carried out under the European ACTS KEOPS (KEys to Optical
Packet Switching) project, centering on the definition, development and assessment of …

This paper reviews the work carried out in the ACTS KEOPS (Keys to Optical Packet
Switching) project, describing the results obtained to date. The main objective of the project …

An overview of the characteristics and challenges of optical packet switching is given,
illustrating its potential advantages within future nodes and networks, describing basic …

Wavelength-division multiplexing is currently being deployed in telecommunications
networks in order to satisfy the increased demand for capacity brought about by the …

Telecommunication networks are experiencing a dramatic increase in demand for capacity,
much of it related to the exponential takeup of the Internet and associated services. To …

This paper describes the work carried out in the RACE Project R2039 ATMOS
(asynchronous transfer mode optical switching). The project is briefly illustrated, together …

The research on optical packet switching (OPS) has witnessed considerable progress in the
1990s. We examine the future potential of OPS in the core network by discussing this …

This paper consists of a categorization of optical buffering strategies for optical packet
switches, and a comparison of the performance of these strategies both with respect to …

In this paper, promising technologies and a network architecture are presented for future
optical packet switched networks. The overall network concept is presented and the major …

Optical packet switching promises to bring the flexibility and efficiency of the Internet to
transparent optical networking with bit rates extending beyond that currently available with …