Abstract
This paper proposes an optical networking paradigm suitable for future Internet services enabled by OpenFlow. The OpenFlow technology supports the programmability of network functions and protocols by separating the data plane and the control plane, which are currently vertically integrated in routers and switches. OpenFlow facilitates fundamental changes in the behaviour of networks and their associated protocols. This paper introduces an OpenFlow optical network architecture enabled by optical flow, optical flow switching elements and programmable OpenFlow controllers. The proposed solution allows intelligent, user controlled and programmable optical network service provisioning with the capability to operate any user defined network protocol and scenario.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2011 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPARENT OPTICAL NETWORKS (ICTON) |
| Editors | M Jaworski, M Marciniak |
| Place of Publication | NEW YORK |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | - |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4577-0880-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 26 Jun 2011 → 30 Jun 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 26/06/11 → 30/06/11 |