Optical slot switching-based datacenters with elastic burst-mode coherent transponders

In a novel concept for intra-datacenter networks, we combine optical slot switching and elastic, burst-mode transponders, with variable bit-rate from 100 to 250 Gb/s depending on node count. Our scenario requires ~x400 fewer transponders than today's 10 Gb/s electronic networks.

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