Emulating software-defined disaggregated optical networks in a containerized framework
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Moreno Muro, Francisco Javier; Garrich Alabarce, Miquel; Iglesias Castreño, Ignacio; Zahir, Safaa; Pavón Mariño, PabloKnowledge Area
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This research was funded Spanish Government: ONOFRE-2 project under Grant TEC2017-84423-C3-2-P (MINECO/AEI/FEDER, UE) and the Go2Edge project under Grant RED2018-102585-T; and by the European Commission: METRO-HAUL project (G.A. 761727).Publication date
2021Publisher
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Moreno-Muro, F.-J.; Garrich, M.; Iglesias-Castreño, I.; Zahir, S.; Pavón-Mariño, P. Emulating Software-Defined Disaggregated Optical Networks in a Containerized Framework. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 2081. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052081Keywords
Disaggregated optical networksSoftware defined networking
Optical network emulation
Abstract
Telecom operators’ infrastructure is undergoing high pressure to keep the pace with the traffic demand generated by the societal need of remote communications, bandwidth-hungry applications, and the fulfilment of 5G requirements. Software-defined networking (SDN) entered in scene decoupling the data-plane forwarding actions from the control-plane decisions, hence boosting network programmability and innovation. Optical networks are also capitalizing on SDN benefits jointly with a disaggregation trend that holds the promise of overcoming traditional vendor-locked island limitations. In this work, we present our framework for disaggregated optical networks that leverages on SDN and container-based management for a realistic emulation of deployment scenarios. Our proposal relies on Kubernetes for the containers’ control and management, while employing the NETCONF protocol for the interaction with the light-weight software entities, i.e., agents, which govern the emulated optical devices. ...
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