Title :
An optical network and IT infrastructure virtualisation and provisioning framework
Author :
Figuerola, Sergi ; García-Espín, Joan A. ; Riera, Jordi Ferrer ; Ciulli, Nicola
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Cluster, i2CAT Found., Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
New emerging applications are bringing to telecom operators new optical infrastructure challenges to be faced. Thus, we introduce a novel paradigm being studied under the FP7 GEYSERS project, based on optical resource abstraction mechanisms that aims at decoupling the physical infrastructure (optical and IT) from its virtual instance(s) and the Network Control Plane technologies that operate them.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; IT infrastructure virtualisation; network control plane; optical infrastructure; optical network; optical resource abstraction; physical infrastructure; provisioning framework; telecom operator; Bandwidth; Business; Computer architecture; Energy consumption; Internet; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet (COIN), 2010 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7181-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8221-4
DOI :
10.1109/COIN.2010.5546328
