Title :
Why OpenFlow/SDN can succeed where GMPLS failed
Author :
Das, S. ; Parulkar, Guru ; McKeown, N.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
