<title>Replicated broadband switch improvements using optical devices</title>

The system design of a large (512 X 512) replicated banyan switch for broadband applications at 622 Mbit/s is presented and the physical limitations that arise in electronic implementation outlined. Optics seems the key to solve the problems that make all-electrical implementation impossible for high speed and large size switches. Possible solutions that adopt optics for board-to-board interconnections are here proposed and discussed for their introduction in the switch.© (1993) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.