Optical Networks Throughput Enhancement via TCP Stop-and-Wait on Hybrid Switches

Artur Minakhmetov (1, 2) , Cédric Ware (1, 2) , Luigi Iannone (3, 4)

1 GTO - Télécommunications Optiques
2 COMELEC - Département Communications & Electronique
3 RMS - Réseaux, Mobilité et Services
4 INFRES - Département Informatique et Réseaux

We report on possible 50% throughput increase in Optical Packet Switching (OPS) data-center networks by replacing all-optical switches with optical switches with shared electronic buffers further enhanced with TCP Stop-and-Wait algorithms.

Mots clés: OPS; optical packet switching; hybrid switch; datacenter network; TCP; cross-layer design

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Artur Minakhmetov, Cédric Ware, Luigi Iannone. Optical Networks Throughput Enhancement via TCP Stop-and-Wait on Hybrid Switches. The Optical Networking and Communication Conference (OFC), Mar 2018, San Diego, CA, United States. ⟨hal-02287749⟩