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Optical Interconnects for Future Data Center Networks

  • Presents the most recent and promising solutions in the domain of the optical interconnects for data center networks
  • Covers an inter-disciplinary topic for all the communities that are actively in the domain of computer networks, interconnects, optical switching, and data center networks
  • Provides an appropriate introduction to the topic of optical interconnects while also serving as a definitive reference work for the advanced practitioner or researcher

Part of the book series: Optical Networks (OPNW)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction to Data Center Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction to Optical Interconnects in Data Centers

      • Christoforos Kachris, Keren Bergman, Ioannis Tomkos
      Pages 3-13
  3. Optical Interconnects in Data Center Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
    2. Optical Interconnects for Scale-Out Data Centers

      • Hong Liu, Ryohei Urata, Amin Vahdat
      Pages 17-29
  4. Optical Interconnects Architectures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. The Role of Photonics in Future Datacenter Networks

      • Al Davis, Norman P. Jouppi, Moray McLaren, Naveen Muralimanohar, Robert S. Schreiber, Nathan Binkert et al.
      Pages 67-93
    3. All-Optical Networks: A System’s Perspective

      • Nikolaos Chrysos, Jens Hofrichter, Folkert Horst, Bert Offrein, Cyriel Minkenberg
      Pages 95-117
    4. A High-Speed MIMO OFDM Flexible Bandwidth Data Center Network

      • Philip N. Ji, D. Qian, K. Kanonakis, Christoforos Kachris, Ioannis Tomkos
      Pages 119-133
    5. A Petabit Bufferless Optical Switch for Data Center Networks

      • Kang Xi, Yu-Hsiang Kao, H. Jonathan Chao
      Pages 135-154
    6. Optically Interconnected High Performance Data Centers

      • Keren Bergman, Howard Wang
      Pages 155-167
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 169-174

About this book

Optical Interconnects in Future Data Center Networks covers optical networks and how they can be used to provide high bandwidth, energy efficient interconnects for future data centers with increased communication bandwidth requirements. This contributed volume presents an integrated view of the future requirements of the data centers and serves as a reference work for some of the most advanced solutions that have been proposed by major universities and companies.

Collecting the most recent and innovative optical interconnects for data center networks that have been presented in the research community by universities and industries, this book is a valuable reference to researchers, students, professors and engineers interested in the domain of high performance interconnects and data center networks.  Additionally, Optical Interconnects in Future Data Center Networks provides invaluable insights into the benefits and advantages of optical interconnects and how they can be a promising alternative for future data center networks.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Networks and Optical Communications Lab, Athens Information Technology, Peania, Greece

    Christoforos Kachris, Ioannis Tomkos

  • , Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, USA

    Keren Bergman

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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