Blazenet: A Phototonic Implementable Wide-Area Network

Abstract

High-performance wide-area networks are required to interconnect clusters of computers connected by local and metropolitan area networks. Optical fiber technology provides long distance channel in the multi-gigabit per second range. The challenge is to provide switching nodes that handle these data rates with minimum delay, and at a reasonable cost. In this paper, we describe a packet switching network, christened 'Blazenet,' that provides low delay and has minimal memory requirements. It can be extended to support multicast and priority delivery. Such a network can revolutionize the opportunities for distributed command and control, information and resources sharing, real-time conferencing, to mention but a few applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA197005

Entities

People

  • David R. Cheriton
  • Zygmunt J. Haas

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Back Pressure
  • Classification
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Data Rate
  • Delay Lines
  • Digital Communications
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fiber Optics
  • Monitoring
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Science
  • Notation
  • Optical Fibers
  • Packet Switching
  • Throughput
  • Wide Area Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control