Comparative studies of all-optical vs. electrical vs. hybrid switches in datacom and in telecom networks

This paper compares all-optical, electrical, and hybrid switches in the context of datacenter networks and telecommunication networks. Latency and throughput simulations indicate the advantages of hybrid switches over optical and electrical switches.

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