The large growth of telecommunication traffic demand generated by multiple new
applications and expected to last at least for the next decade will force Telecom operators to …

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

As new bandwidth-hungry Internet protocol (IP) services are demanding more and more
capacity, transport networks are evolving to provide a reconfigurable optical layer in order to …

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 …

The huge traffic growth which is currently experienced (traffic nearly doubles every year) and
foreseen to continue for several years calls for high capacity networks capable of efficiently …

Experimental validation of an all-optical network based on 160 Gbit/s throughput packet
switching nodes Page 1 EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF AN ALLOPTICAL NETWORK …

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 …

To efficiently support the fast-growing demand for transmission capacity, optical packet-
switched systems seem to be strong candidates as they allow fast dynamic allocation of …

The current fast-growing Internet traffic is demanding more and more network capacity every
day. The concept of wavelength-division multiplexing has provided us an opportunity to …

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 …