Title :
An integrated stateful PCE / OpenFlow controller for the control and management of flexi-grid optical networks
Author :
Casellas, Ramon ; Martinez, Ricardo ; Munoz, Raul ; Liu, L. ; Tsuritani, Takehiro ; Morita, Itsuro
Author_Institution :
CTTC, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We report the design, implementation and experimental evaluation of a centralized control plane based on a stateful PCE, acting as an OpenFlow controller. We detail the protocol extensions for elastic optical networks and the performance.
Keywords :
optical communication; protocols; OpenFlow controller; centralized control plane; elastic optical networks; flexi-grid optical network control; flexi-grid optical network management; integrated stateful PCE; path computation element; protocol extensions; Centralized control; Delays; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Protocols; Radio spectrum management;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
