Zero added latency packet reroute via silicon photonics

    公开(公告)号:US11503387B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16880881

    申请日:2020-05-21

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for zero-added latency communication between nodes over an optical fabric. In various embodiments, a photonic interface system is provided that comprises a plurality of optical routing elements and optical signal sources. Each node within a cluster is assigned an intra-cluster wavelength and an inter-cluster wavelength. All the nodes in a cluster are directly connected and each node in a cluster is directly connected to one node in each of the plurality of clusters. When an optical signal from a different cluster is received at a node serving as the cluster interface, the photonics interface system allows all wavelength signals other than the node's assigned wavelength to pass through and couple those signals to an intra-cluster transmission signal. Zero latency is added in rerouting the data through an intermediate node.

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