GB2383912A - System and method for improving the efficiency of routers on the internet and/or cellular networks and alleviating bottlenecks and overloads on the network - Google Patents

System and method for improving the efficiency of routers on the internet and/or cellular networks and alleviating bottlenecks and overloads on the network

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GB2383912A
GB2383912A GB0301157A GB0301157A GB2383912A GB 2383912 A GB2383912 A GB 2383912A GB 0301157 A GB0301157 A GB 0301157A GB 0301157 A GB0301157 A GB 0301157A GB 2383912 A GB2383912 A GB 2383912A
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Yaron Mayer
Al J C Baur
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q11/0066—Provisions for optical burst or packet networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q11/0071—Provisions for the electrical-optical layer interface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0007—Construction
    • H04Q2011/002—Construction using optical delay lines or optical buffers or optical recirculation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0005—Switch and router aspects
    • H04Q2011/0037—Operation
    • H04Q2011/0041—Optical control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q2011/0073—Provisions for forwarding or routing, e.g. lookup tables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q11/00—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
    • H04Q11/0001—Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems using optical switching
    • H04Q11/0062—Network aspects
    • H04Q2011/0077—Labelling aspects, e.g. multiprotocol label switching [MPLS], G-MPLS, MPAS

Abstract

The biggest bottleneck in the Internet today is caused by the slow speed of routers, compared to the speeds that are achieved by optic fibers wit DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing). Packet switching or something similar to it is needed not just for better utilization of the lines, but also because it is superior to circuit switching in many ways, such as better scalability as the Internet grows, better handling of traffic congestions, and better routing flexibiliy. But optical routers are currently unable to do packet switching except by translating the data to electronic data and then back, which is very inefficient. The present invention solves this problem by optically marking and detecting the packet headers or parts of them, translating at most only the headers or parts of them to electronics for making packet switching decisions, and keeping the rest of the packets in optical delay lines, and solving response-time problems in the router, so that the crude optical switches can execute the packet switching decisions at fast bit rates. This solution has very high scalability and becomes even more efficient when physical addresses are used. Another optimization described in this invention is improving routing efficiency and bandwidth utilization by grouping together identical data packets from the same source going to the same general area with a multiple list of targets connected to each copy of the data and sent together to the general target area. These grouped packets are then preferably broken down into smaller groups by the routers in the general target area and finally broken down to individual data packets for delivering to the final actual destinations. This optimization works best with Physical addresses, and can be very useful for example for optimizing the access to very popular sites such as Yahoo or CNN, and can be used also for example for more efficiently transferring streaming data, such as from Internet radio stations, or Internet TV stations which will probably exist in the next years.
GB0301157A 2000-11-08 2001-11-08 System and method for improving the efficiency of routers on the internet and/or cellular networks and alleviating bottlenecks and overloads on the network Expired - Fee Related GB2383912B (en)

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IL13955900A IL139559A0 (en) 2000-11-08 2000-11-08 System and method for optically marking and detecting the target ip addresses within the data passing through optic fibers in order to enable faster location and extracting of said target ip addresses and faster packet switching
US26673001P 2001-02-05 2001-02-05
US29991901P 2001-06-19 2001-06-19
PCT/IL2001/001042 WO2002039208A2 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-08 System and method for improving network router efficiency and alleviating network bottlenecks and overloads

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GB0301157D0 GB0301157D0 (en) 2003-02-19
GB2383912A true GB2383912A (en) 2003-07-09
GB2383912B GB2383912B (en) 2005-05-11

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