Title :
Packet and circuit network convergence with OpenFlow
Author :
Das, Saurav ; Parulkar, Guru ; McKeown, Nick ; Singh, Preeti ; Getachew, Daniel ; Ong, Lyndon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
IP and Transport networks are controlled and operated independently today, leading to significant Capex and Opex inefficiencies for the providers. We discuss a unified approach with OpenFlow, and present a recent demonstration of a unified control plane for OpenFlow enabled IP/Ethernet and TDM switched networks.
Keywords :
IP networks; circuit switching; optical fibre LAN; packet switching; time division multiplexing; transport protocols; IP networks; IP-Ethernet; OpenFlow; TDM switched network; circuit network architecture; packet network architecture; transport networks; unified control plane; Automatic control; Control systems; Convergence; Ethernet networks; IP networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Packet switching; Switching circuits; Time division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
