Optical Networks Functional Evolution and Control Technologies

Peter SZEGEDI
Tomasz GAJEWSKI
Wataru IMAJUKU
Satoru OKAMOTO

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E90-B    No.8    pp.1944-1951
Publication Date: 2007/08/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.8.1944
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section SURVEY PAPER (Special Section on Feature Topics on Latest Trends in Optical Networks)
Category: Standard and Interoperability
Keyword: 
optical network,  control plane,  ASON,  GMPLS,  

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Summary: 
In this paper the current trends in the optical networking including the physical components, technologies and control architectures are discussed. The possible interaction schemes and implementation models of the automatic communication between applications and network as well as between ASON/GMPLS based network domains are proposed. Finally, the related research activities based on simulation results of control plane dimensioning are illustrated and real test bed experiments on OIF worldwide interoperability demonstration and the ongoing European IST project MUPBED are disseminated.