Abstract
An optoelectronic router with a shuffle exchange network is presented and
enhanced by the addition of micro-optoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS) in the
network to add the ability to reconfigure the shuffle network. The MOEMS described
here are fully connected any-to-any crossbar switches. The added reconfigurability
provides the opportunity to adapt the system to different common application
characteristics. Two representative application models are described: The first has
symmetric properties, and the second has asymmetric properties. The router system is
simulated with the specified applications and an analysis of the results is carried
out. By use of MOEMS in the optical network, and thus reconfigurability, greater
than 50% increased throughput performance and decreased average packet delay are
obtained for the given application. Network congestion is avoided throughout the
system if reconfigurability is used.
© 2004 Optical Society of America
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