Title :
SDN based Provisioning orchestration of OpenFlow/GMPLS flexi-grid networks with a stateful hierarchical PCE
Author :
Casellas, Ramon ; Munoz, Raul ; Martinez, Ricardo ; Vilalta, Ricard ; Liu, L. ; Tsuritani, Takehiro ; Morita, Itsuro ; Lopez, Victor ; Gonzalez de Dios, Oscar ; Fernandez-Palacios, Juan Pedro
Author_Institution :
CTTC, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We report the experimental testbed evaluation of connectivity provisioning in which OpenFlow and GMPLS control planes interwork by means of an orchestrating stateful PCE. The hierarchical nature of the PCE allows seamless multi-domain operation.
Keywords :
multiprotocol label switching; software radio; telecommunication control; GMPLS control planes; OpenFlow control planes; OpenFlow-GMPLS flexi-grid networks; SDN based provisioning orchestration; connectivity provisioning; seamless multidomain operation; software defined networking; stateful hierarchical PCE; Computer architecture; Delays; Integrated optics; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Protocols; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th3I.2
