Title :
Experimental demonstration of a hybrid intra-DCN architecture with multi-layer SDN control and distributed optical switching
Author :
Kanonakis, K. ; Yin, Yingjie ; Patel, Ankitkumar ; Ji, Philip ; Ting Wang
Author_Institution :
NEC Labs. America, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose a flexible and resilient SDN-controlled hybrid optical/electrical intra-DCN architecture employing low-cost distributed optical switches. Significant delay reduction as well as automatic flow path setup and restoration are demonstrated using real-time traffic over an experimental OpenFlow-based testbed.
Keywords :
computer centres; computer networks; optical communication equipment; optical switches; OpenFlow; data center network; distributed optical switching; hybrid intraDCN architecture; hybrid optical-electrical intraDCN architecture; low cost distributed optical switches; multilayer SDN control; software defined network; Computer architecture; Delays; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Servers; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964124
