Optical wireless communication in data centers

Shlomi Arnon

doi:10.1117/12.2291507

29 January 2018 Optical wireless communication in data centers

Shlomi Arnon

Proceedings Volume 10559, Broadband Access Communication Technologies XII; 105590J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291507
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In the last decade data centers have become a crucial element in modern human society. However, to keep pace with internet data rate growth, new technologies supporting data center should develop. Integration of optical wireless communication (OWC) in data centers is one of the proposed technologies as augmented technology to the fiber network. One implementation of the OWC technology is deployment of optical wireless transceiver on top of the existing cable/fiber network as extension to the top of rack (TOR) switch; in this way, a dynamic and flexible network is created. Optical wireless communication could reduce energy consumption, increase the data rate, reduce the communication latency, increase flexibility and scalability, and reduce maintenance time and cost, in comparison to extra fiber network deployment. In this paper we review up to date literature in the field, propose an implementation scheme of OWC network, discuss ways to reduce energy consumption by parallel link communication and report preliminary measurement result of university data center environment.

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Shlomi Arnon "Optical wireless communication in data centers ", Proc. SPIE 10559, Broadband Access Communication Technologies XII, 105590J (29 January 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291507

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