Title :
Transport-SDN: Enabling next-generation transport networks
Author :
Liu, Gordon Ning
Author_Institution :
Huawei Technol. Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Abstract :
We have proposed a T-SDN by applying SDN technologies on transport networks. A Transport Controller is introduced as a centralized control system to perform intelligent control of FBON and furthermore establish an open transport network.
Keywords :
next generation networks; optical control; optical fibre communication; optical transceivers; FBON; T-SDN; centralized control system; flexible bandwidth optical networks; next-generation transport networks; open transport network; software defined network; transport controller; transport-SDN; Bandwidth; Flexible printed circuits; Optical network units; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC