As Internet usage continues its growth, carriers continue to see a steady increase in packet data traffic on their metro networks. Cable providers, or multiservice operators, are experiencing similar ...

The Internet transmits data to and from computers and networks via packets. The term "packet loss" describes the event in which a data packet fails to reach its destination. Organizations that are ...

Packet switching is a network transmission method that sees data sent in small blocks called packets rather than as a continuous stream. Sending data in this way helps to improve the robustness and ...

Integrated circuit technologies are enabling intelligent, chip-based, optical packet switch matrices. Rapid real-time re-configurability at the photonic layer using integrated circuit technologies is ...