Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTONIC NETWORKS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/019798
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a photonic switching fabric includes a first stage including a plurality of first switches and a second stage including a plurality of second switches, where the second stage is optically coupled to the first stage. The photonic switching fabric also includes a third stage including a plurality of third switches, where the third stage is optically coupled to the second stage, where the photonic switching fabric is configured to receive a packet having a destination address, where the destination address includes a group destination address, and where the second stage is configured to be connected in accordance with the group destination address.
Inventors:
GRAVES ALAN FRANK (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2015/084359
Publication Date:
February 11, 2016
Filing Date:
July 17, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HUAWEI TECH CO LTD (CN)
International Classes:
H04J14/02; H04W76/04
Foreign References:
| US20140161447A1 | 2014-06-12 | |||
| US20140161450A1 | 2014-06-12 | |||
| US5541914A | 1996-07-30 | |||
| CN1392696A | 2003-01-22 |
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