Integrating THz wireless communication links in a data centre network

Sean Ahearne; Niamh O'Mahony; Noureddine Boujnah; Saim Ghafoor; Alan Davy; Luis Gonzalez Guerrero; Cyril Renaud

doi:10.1109/5GWF.2019.8911705

Integrating THz wireless communication links in a data centre network

Sean Ahearne, Niamh O'Mahony, Noureddine Boujnah, Saim Ghafoor, Alan Davy, Luis Gonzalez Guerrero, Cyril Renaud

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Abstract

Modern data centre networks are increasingly made up of optical fibre connections and controlled by software defined networking. Recent advances in THz wireless technologies have paved the way for ultra-high bandwidth wireless communication, reaching the point where these wireless links can begin to compete with optical fibre links. This work investigates the feasibility of integrating wireless THz links in a data centre network, reporting on the performance that can be achieved at the physical layer, proposing an architecture for the data link layer and illustrating, through network emulation, how these wireless links could be used to reduce congestion in a network.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	393-398
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728136271
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/5GWF.2019.8911705
Publication status	Published - Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Dresden, Germany Duration: 30 Sep 2019 → 2 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name	IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2nd IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Dresden
Period	30/09/19 → 2/10/19

Keywords

DLL functionalities
Hardware demonstrator
Software-defined networking
Terahertz communications
Wireless data centre networks

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Ahearne, S., O'Mahony, N., Boujnah, N., Ghafoor, S., Davy, A., Guerrero, L. G., & Renaud, C. (2019). Integrating THz wireless communication links in a data centre network. In IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 393-398). Article 8911705 (IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Conference Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/5GWF.2019.8911705

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Ahearne S, O'Mahony N, Boujnah N, Ghafoor S, Davy A, Guerrero LG et al. Integrating THz wireless communication links in a data centre network. In IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 393-398. 8911705. (IEEE 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2019 - Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/5GWF.2019.8911705

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