In one embodiment, photonic switching fabric includes an input photonic commutator switch
configured to receive a photonic frame stream including a plurality of containerized photonic …

A reduced-complexity optical packet switch which can provide a deterministic guaranteed
rate of service to individual traffic flows is described. The switch contains N input ports, M …

In one embodiment, a photonic Switching fabric includes a first label detector configured to
read a first optical label to produce a first detected label, where the first optical label …

In one embodiment, optical node includes an input port configured to receive an input
optical frame and a first optical switch coupled to the input port, where the first optical switch …

A method includes receiving a first packet payload, and where the first packet payload
originates from a first top-of-rack switch (TOR) and receiving a second packet payload …

An apparatus and method for providing a differential latency, DL, between an upstream, US,
transmission and a downstream, DS, transmission via an optical transmission link (OTL) …

Crosstalk can be suppressed in photonic switching fabrics by activating unused photonic
elements in a manner that manipulates the inactive connections and inhibits the propa …

An architecture for a fiber optic communication system that uses only two levels of switches,
Tier 1 and Tier 3, is described. The architecture allows one to omit the conventional Top of …

Recursive optimization algorithms can be used to determine which idle photonic switching
elements to configure in N× N switching fabrics to achieve crosstalk suppression. Different …

A method includes obtaining a first packet, where the first packet has a length and
comparing the length of the first packet to a length threshold. The method also includes …