We evaluate the average energy consumption per bit in Optical Packet Switches equipped with BENES switching fabric realized in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) technology. We also study the impact that the Amplifier Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise generated by a transmission system has on the power consumption of the BENES switches due to the gain saturation of the SOAs used to realize the switching fabric. As a matter of example for 32x32 switches supporting 64 wavelengths and offered traffic equal to 0,8, the average energy consumption per bit is 2, 34.10 -1 nJ/bit and increases if ASE noise introduced by the transmission systems is increased. © 2011 IEEE.
Evaluation of the energy consumption per bit in BENES optical packet switch / Eramo, Vincenzo; Miucci, Emanuele; Cianfrani, Antonio; Germoni, Angelo; Listanti, Marco. - STAMPA. - (2011), pp. 136-141. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2011 International Conference on ICT Convergence, ICTC 2011 tenutosi a Seoul nel 28 September 2011 through 30 September 2011) [10.1109/ictc.2011.6082567].
Evaluation of the energy consumption per bit in BENES optical packet switch
ERAMO, Vincenzo;MIUCCI, EMANUELE;CIANFRANI, Antonio;GERMONI, angelo;LISTANTI, Marco
2011
Abstract
We evaluate the average energy consumption per bit in Optical Packet Switches equipped with BENES switching fabric realized in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) technology. We also study the impact that the Amplifier Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise generated by a transmission system has on the power consumption of the BENES switches due to the gain saturation of the SOAs used to realize the switching fabric. As a matter of example for 32x32 switches supporting 64 wavelengths and offered traffic equal to 0,8, the average energy consumption per bit is 2, 34.10 -1 nJ/bit and increases if ASE noise introduced by the transmission systems is increased. © 2011 IEEE.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
