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

In one embodiment, method of photonic packet Switching includes receiving, by a photonic
Switching fabric from a first top-of-rack (TOR) switch, a destination port request …

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 …

In one embodiment, a system for steering an input packet stream includes a traffic splitter
configured to split an input packet stream into a first packet stream and a second packet …

In one embodiment, a method of photonic frame scheduling includes receiving, by a
photonic switching fabric from a top of rack (TOR) switch, a frame request requesting a time …

In one embodiment, method of wrapping photonic packets includes receiving, by a node, a
first packet and receiving, by the node, a second packet. The method also includes …

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 …

A technique for photonic switching is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment,
the technique may be realized as a method for photonic switching. The method may …

A method includes comparing a length of a first packet to a threshold, determining that the
first packet is a short packet when the length of the first packet is less than the threshold, and …