Title :
Towards 0-touch networks
Author :
Manzalini, Antonio ; Moiso, Corrado ; Minerva, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Future Centre, Telecom Italia, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
Future networks will be based on optical core infrastructures (with a limited number of nodes) inter-connecting different local networks (with optical and/or radio local connectivity) populated with a myriads of heterogeneous nodes with communication, processing and storage capabilities. This evolution will transform future networks into complex systems. Traditional management and control approaches still valid for the core will not be applicable anymore at the edge. The paper advocates the introduction of cognitive capabilities at the edge of Telco networks for taming the growing complexity of pervasive nodes at the edge. In parallel, traditional management approach of core networks will be enhanced for mitigating and easing human efforts (reduction OPEX). The paper extends the concepts towards the orchestration of different virtualized resources yielding to a "network of networks" dynamic environment.
Keywords :
optical communication; telecommunication control; telecommunication network management; 0-touch network; OPEX reduction; cognitive capability; control approach; core network management approach; local network interconnection; optical core infrastructure; telco network; Complexity theory; Dynamic scheduling; Humans; Optimization; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Resource management; auto-configuration; autonomic networks; cognitive networks; dynamic resource allocation;
Conference_Titel :
Telecom World (ITU WT), 2011 Technical Symposium at ITU
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1148-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-92-61-13681-9