Photonic switching and the energy bottleneck

被引:36
作者
Baliga, J. [1 ]
Ayre, R. [1 ]
Hinton, K. [1 ]
Tucker, R. S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, ARC Special Res, CUBIN, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
来源
2007 PHOTONICS IN SWITCHING | 2007年
关键词
packet switching; energy;
D O I
10.1109/PS.2007.4300776
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The energy consumption of the Internet is growing exponentially. We examine the potential of photonic switching to reduce energy consumption by determining the contribution of cross connects and buffers to the total energy consumption of the Internet.
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页码:125 / 126
页数:2
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