Optical Packet Switch and Transport: A New Metro Platform to Reduce Costs and Power by 50percent to 75percent While Simultaneously Increasing Deterministic Performance Levels

摘要

In this paper we present a new optical networking platform called Optical Packet Switch and Transport or OPST. We present some techno-economic modelling results that show how OPST can reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a Metro Network by up to 50percent, it can reduce the power consumption by up to 75percent, and space requirements are reduced by up to 50percent. OPST outperforms existing equipment by having the capability of combining connection oriented and connectionless packet flows over the same infrastructure. An overview of OPST will also be provided, describing the key technology blocks that enable the OPST platform.