TY - BOOK AU - Testa,Francesco AU - Pavesi,Lorenzo ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Optical Switching in Next Generation Data Centers SN - 9783319610528 U1 - 621.382 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Electrical engineering KW - Communications Engineering, Networks KW - Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering KW - Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks N2 - This book introduces the reader to the optical switching technology for its application to data centers. In addition, it takes a picture of the status of the technology and system architecture evolution and of the research in the area of optical switching in data center. The book is organized in four parts: the first part is focused on the system aspects of optical switching in intra-data center networking, the second part is dedicated to describing the recently demonstrated optical switching networks, the third part deals with the latest technologies developed to enable optical switching and, finally, the fourth part of the book outlines the future prospects and trends UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61052-8 ER -