DocumentCode
608723
Title
Software defined optical networks technology and infrastructure: Enabling software-defined optical network operations
Author
Simeonidou, Dimitra ; Nejabati, Reza ; Channegowda, M.P.
Author_Institution
High Performance Networks Lab., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A control plane architecture based on OpenFlow for optical SDN is introduced. Requirements for its implementation are discussed considering emerging optical transport technologies. Two implementations of the architecture and results on their performance are reported.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; software radio; OpenFlow-based control plane architecture; optical SDN; optical transport technologies; software defined optical networks technology; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Protocols; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0457-0
Type
conf
Filename
6532863
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