Transparent optical packet switching network architecture and demonstrators in the KEOPS project.

This paper reviews the work carried out in the ACTS KEOPS (Keys to Optical Packet Switching) project, describing the results obtained to date. The main objective of the project is the definition, development, and assessment of optical packet switching and routing networks, capable of providing trans...

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Published in:	IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications 16, 7 (1998).
Main Author:	Gambini, P.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	ACTS. KEOPS project. Keys to Optical Packet Switching. Fixed duration header. Laboratory experiments. Low bit rate header. Modeling. Network architecture. Network demonstrators. Network/node interfaces. Network/node interfacing blocks. Optical packet switching nodes. Optical routing networks. Optoelectronic components. Payload bit rate. Photonic packet switched networks. Synchronisation. Testbed implementation. Transparent optical packet switching.