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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Joseph A. Bannister, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Joseph D. Touch, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Purushotham Kamath, San Jose, CA (US);
Aatash Patel, Iselin, NJ (US);
John E. Mcgeehan, Washington, DC (US);
Alan E. Willner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joseph A. Bannister, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Joseph D. Touch, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Purushotham Kamath, San Jose, CA (US);
Aatash Patel, Iselin, NJ (US);
John E. McGeehan, Washington, DC (US);
Alan E. Willner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and techniques to optically boost a router. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: receiving an optical signal defining a packet of data, initiating electronic routing of the optical packet, and initiating optical routing of the optical packet. The optical routing involves determining forwarding information based on a routing field in the optical packet, and if optical forwarding is available, terminating the electronic routing of the packet before completion of the electronic routing, and forwarding the optical signal, which defines the packet, based on the determined forwarding information.