DocumentCode
670883
Title
Why OpenFlow/SDN can succeed where GMPLS failed
Author
Das, S. ; Parulkar, Guru ; McKeown, N.
Author_Institution
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
16-20 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
OpenFlow & Software Defined Networking (SDN) ideas offer drastically reduced complexity in the control plane, increased programmability and extensibility, and a gradual adoption path; all significant advantages over GMPLS for dynamic interaction between packet and circuit networks.
Keywords
multiprotocol label switching; optical communication; optical control; GMPLS; OpenFlow; SDN; circuit networks; control plane complexity; dynamic interaction; extensibility; generalized multiprotocol label switching; packet networks; programmability; software defined networking; Complexity theory; IP networks; Multiprotocol label switching; Optical switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Amsterdam
Type
conf
Filename
6706141
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