Programmable Multi-Granular Optical Networks: Requirements and Architecture

Georgios S. Zervas; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou; Carla Raffaelli; Michele Savi; Chris Develder; Marc De Leenheer; Didier Colle; Nicola Ciulli; Gino Carrozzo; Marco Schiano

6th International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems

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Programmable Multi-Granular Optical Networks: Requirements and Architecture

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    author={Georgios S. Zervas and Reza Nejabati and Dimitra Simeonidou and Carla Raffaelli and Michele Savi and Chris Develder and Marc De Leenheer and Didier Colle and Nicola Ciulli and Gino Carrozzo and Marco Schiano},
    title={Programmable Multi-Granular Optical Networks: Requirements and Architecture},
    proceedings={6th International ICST Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={BROADNETS},
    year={2009},
    month={11},
    keywords={component multi-granular optical cross connects programmable networks optical burst switching},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.BROADNETS2009.7402}
}

Georgios S. Zervas
Reza Nejabati
Dimitra Simeonidou
Carla Raffaelli
Michele Savi
Chris Develder
Marc De Leenheer
Didier Colle
Nicola Ciulli
Gino Carrozzo
Marco Schiano
Year: 2009
Programmable Multi-Granular Optical Networks: Requirements and Architecture
BROADNETS
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.BROADNETS2009.7402

Georgios S. Zervas¹^,*, Reza Nejabati¹^,*, Dimitra Simeonidou¹^,*, Carla Raffaelli²^,*, Michele Savi²^,*, Chris Develder³^,*, Marc De Leenheer³, Didier Colle³, Nicola Ciulli⁴^,*, Gino Carrozzo⁴^,*, Marco Schiano⁵^,*

1: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
2: DEIS – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3: Dept. of Information Technology (INTEC), IBCN, Ghent University – IBBT, Ghent, Belgium
4: Nextworks s.r.l., Pisa, Italy
5: Transport & OPB Innovation, Telecom Italia, Torino, Italy

*Contact email: gzerva@essex.ac.uk, rnejab@essex.ac.uk, dsimeo@essex.ac.uk, carla.raffaelli@unibo.it, michele.savi@unibo.it, chris.develder@intec.ugent.be, n.ciulli@nextworks.it, g.carrozzo@nextworks.it, marco.schiano@telecomitalia.it

Abstract

This paper presents a programmable multi-granular optical cross connect (MG-OXC) and network architecture deployable in multi-service and multi-provider networks. The concept of programmable MG-OXC is introduced to provide a way of utilizing multiple switching/transport granularities to efficiently support the emerging traffic demands in both core and metro networks. For this reason, the supported bandwidth granularities include full lambdas, sub- and super-lambdas and multiple transport formats such as bursts, flows and packets. The programmability is envisaged by a software/hardware platform that simplifies network control, re-planning at the logical level and end-to-end service transparency, by translating the technology-specific information to technology independent services in an abstracted and logical manner.

Keywords: component multi-granular optical cross connects programmable networks optical burst switching

Published: 2009-11-17
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.BROADNETS2009.7402

Programmable Multi-Granular Optical Networks: Requirements and Architecture

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