Title :
SDN control for hybrid OCS/electrical datacenter networks: An enabler or just a convenience?
Author :
Katrinis, K. ; Guohui Wang ; Schares, L.
Author_Institution :
IBM Res. - Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
A new SDN control plane architecture for hybrid optical/electrical switch networks is demonstrated. Compared to traditional VLAN-based control, our OpenFlow implementation is more scalable and enables faster reconfiguration of multihop or multipath networks.
Keywords :
computer centres; optical control; reconfigurable architectures; switching networks; telecommunication network routing; OpenFlow-based control; SDN control plane architecture; hybrid OCS-electrical datacenter networks; hybrid optical-electrical switch networks; multihop network; multipath network; optical circuit switched network; reconfigurable architectures; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Routing; Spread spectrum communication; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614529
