Intra-data-center traffic is estimated to be about four times global Internet traffic and is
continuously increasing. Applying optical switching to data center networks will increase …

Applying optical switching to data center networks can greatly expand network bandwidth
and reduce electrical power consumption, both of which are needed to meet the explosive …

The ever-growing society of information has its backbone on a complex network of optical
links among nodes where data are stored and processed. These nodes are mostly …

Current data centers networks rely on electronic switching and point‐to‐point interconnects.
When considering future data center requirements, these solutions will raise issues in terms …

This paper discusses the architecture and performance studies of Datacenter Optical Switch
(DOS) designed for scalable and high-throughput interconnections within a data center …

With the rapid spread of cloud-based services, intra-datacenter traffic is growing
exponentially. In typical present datacenters, top-of-rack switches, which act as gateways to …

Data-intensive applications that operate on large volumes of data have motivated a fresh
look at the design of data center networks. The first wave of proposals focused on designing …

Reflecting the recent slow-down in Moore's law and the proliferation of artificial
intelligence/machine learning workloads, the performance and energy consumption of …

This paper explores how optical switching technologies can innovate future intra data center
networks. The effectiveness of applying large-port-count optical switches is clarified by …

We discuss challenges for optically enabled high-radix switches in data centers. We
highlight the clear advantages of using high-radix switches and explain why coupling such …