Replicated broadband switch improvements using optical devices

Paolo Bassi; Gaetano Bellanca; Franco Callegati; Giorgio Emanuele Corazza; Francesco B. Masetti; Carla Raffaelli

doi:10.1117/12.983208

2 February 1993 Replicated broadband switch improvements using optical devices

Paolo Bassi, Gaetano Bellanca, Franco Callegati, Giorgio Emanuele Corazza, Francesco B. Masetti, Carla Raffaelli

Proceedings Volume 1773, Photonics for Computers, Neural Networks, and Memories; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.983208
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The system design of a large (512x512) replicated banyan switch for broadband applications at 622 Mbit/s is presented and the physical limitations that arise in electronic implementation outlined. Optics seems the key to solve the problems that make all-electrical implementation impossible for high speed and large size switches. Possible solutions that adopt optics for board-to-board interconnections are here proposed and discussed for their introduction in the switch.

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Paolo Bassi, Gaetano Bellanca, Franco Callegati, Giorgio Emanuele Corazza, Francesco B. Masetti, and Carla Raffaelli "Replicated broadband switch improvements using optical devices", Proc. SPIE 1773, Photonics for Computers, Neural Networks, and Memories, (2 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.983208

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