Software-defined networking (SDN) has attracted the attention of the research community in
recent years, as evidenced by a large number of survey and review papers. The architecture …

Many network applications, eg, industrial control, demand Ultra-Low Latency (ULL).
However, traditional packet networks can only reduce the end-to-end latencies to the order …

Modern high-performance data centers are responsible for delivering a huge variety of cloud
applications to the end-users, which are increasingly pushing the limits of the currently …

The exponential growth of mobile data services driven by mobile Internet have substantially
challenged networks to handle the requirements of high bit rate, low latency, high availability …

The improved efficiency achieved by virtualizing data centers (DCs) has been well
established. In this paper, we propose a mixed Virtual Data Center (VDC) capable of …

Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία ασχολείται με τις ανάγκες που υπάρχουν στα σύγχρονα
κέντρα δεδομένων και τους τρόπους αντιμετώπισης αυτών των αναγκών. Η αύξηση …

The proposed LIGHTNESS DCN architecture aims at a flat all-optical interconnection design
by combining optical circuit switching (OCS) and optical packet switching (OPS) …

Over the past few decades, there has been a substantial increase in network bandwidth,
accompanied by significant advancements in network technologies. As a result, there arose …

With the evolution of optical networks, it is expected that each server and user terminal will
be equipped with an optical interface and directly connected to all-optical networks. In …

Effective optical interconnect is a fundamental requisite to realize Internet-scale data centres
due to the capabilities and benefits of optical devices. Optical interconnects are energy …