Four variants of the optical data center network architecture (DCN1-DCN4) based on optical
circuit switching and elastic optical switching elements are proposed. For each variant …

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

Optically switched networks have potential for high scalability, low power-consumption and
increased bandwidth capacity and are considered a promising solution to overcome the …

We investigate the performance of a novel flat data center network (DCN) architecture based
on distributed buffer-less optical switches and fast flow control. Scalability of the novel DCN …

Current data centers (DCs) networks rely on electronic switching and point-to-point
interconnects. When considering future DC requirements, point-to-point interconnects will …

The introduction of all-optical switching in data center interconnection networks (DCN) is key
for addressing several of the shortcomings of state-of-the-art electronic switched solutions …

We propose a novel flat and scalable data center network (DCN) architecture based on fast
(nanosecond) distributed buffer-less optical switches and efficient optical flow control. The …

Relying on the flexible-access interconnects to the scalable storage and compute resources,
data centers deliver critical communications connectivity among numerous servers to …

Optical communication technologies are playing more and more important roles in both intra-
and inter-data center networks. Particularly, optical switching network architectures for the …

Optical interconnection networks have appeared as a promising technology that can be
used to face the increase of the network traffic in the data centres. Data centre networks …