We introduce PULSE, a sub-s optical circuit switched data centre network architecture
controlled by distributed hardware schedulers. PULSE is a flat architecture that uses parallel …

We experimentally evaluate the network-level switching time of a functional 23-host
prototype hybrid optical circuit-switched/electrical packet-switched network for datacenters …

Optical interconnection networks have the potential to reduce latency and power
consumption while increasing the bisection bandwidth of data center networks compared to …

We present a converged EPS and OCS switching fabric for data center networks (DCNs)
based on a distributed optical switching architecture leveraging both WDM & SDM …

In this paper, we propose a novel optical pyramid data center network architecture
(OPMDC), achieving scalable and high bandwidth, low latency, and reduced power …

Recent proposals have employed optical circuit switching (OCS) to reduce the cost of data
center networks. However, the relatively slow switching times (10--100 ms) assumed by …

The communication requirements imposed by the unabated growth in both the size and
computational density of modern data centers will soon outpace the fundamental …

This paper explores how optical switching technologies can innovate future intra data center
networks. The effectiveness of applying large-port-count optical switches is clarified by …

In response to the need for high bandwidth and power efficient data center interconnection
networks, different interconnects have been proposed based on the optical technology used …

This paper reports on a novel ring-based data center architecture composed of
multidimensional switching nodes. The nodes are interconnected with multicore fibers and …