OSA: An optical switching architecture for data center networks with unprecedented flexibility

K Chen, A Singla, A Singh… - IEEE/ACM …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IEEE/ACM Transactions on networking, 2013ieeexplore.ieee.org
A detailed examination of evolving traffic characteristics, operator requirements, and network
technology trends suggests a move away from nonblocking interconnects in data center
networks (DCNs). As a result, recent efforts have advocated oversubscribed networks with
the capability to adapt to traffic requirements on-demand. In this paper, we present the
design, implementation, and evaluation of OSA, a novel Optical Switching Architecture for
DCNs. Leveraging runtime reconfigurable optical devices, OSA dynamically changes its …
A detailed examination of evolving traffic characteristics, operator requirements, and network technology trends suggests a move away from nonblocking interconnects in data center networks (DCNs). As a result, recent efforts have advocated oversubscribed networks with the capability to adapt to traffic requirements on-demand. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and evaluation of OSA, a novel Optical Switching Architecture for DCNs. Leveraging runtime reconfigurable optical devices, OSA dynamically changes its topology and link capacities, thereby achieving unprecedented flexibility to adapt to dynamic traffic patterns. Extensive analytical simulations using both real and synthetic traffic patterns demonstrate that OSA can deliver high bisection bandwidth (60%-100% of the nonblocking architecture). Implementation and evaluation of a small-scale functional prototype further demonstrate the feasibility of OSA.
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