The OptIPuter

Abstract

This architecture/infrastructure of parallel optical networks couples data exploration, visualization, and collaboration technologies through IP at multi-gigabit speeds.

References

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Index Terms

• Applied computing

  • Life and medical sciences

  • Physical sciences and engineering

• Computer systems organization

  • Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks

  • Embedded and cyber-physical systems

  • Real-time systems

• Computing methodologies

  • Computer graphics

  • Modeling and simulation

• General and reference

  • Cross-computing tools and techniques

    • Performance

• Hardware

  • Communication hardware, interfaces and storage

• Information systems

  • Information retrieval

  • Information storage systems

• Networks

  • Network performance evaluation

• Software and its engineering

  • Software organization and properties

    • Contextual software domains

      • Operating systems