A scalable control plane for optical-packet-switched networks

J. Kang; M. J. Reed

doi:10.1117/12.575321

8 February 2005 A scalable control plane for optical-packet-switched networks

J. Kang, M. J. Reed

Proceedings Volume 5626, Network Architectures, Management, and Applications II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.575321
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

This paper describes the design considerations and architecture of a Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)-based scalable control plane that we are prototyping for optical packet switched (OPS) networks. Functional components of the control plane include a user network interface (UNI), optical label coding, multi-layer routing/traffic engineering algorithm and integrated signaling protocol. Initial implementation and experimentation has demonstrated the feasibility of our prototype as a testbed for various control schemes for OPS networks. One key element of the architecture proposed is the use of external MPLS labeling controlled by the UNI. This proposal reduces the load on the OPS domain header processing while having little impact on the MPLS domain.

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J. Kang and M. J. Reed "A scalable control plane for optical-packet-switched networks", Proc. SPIE 5626, Network Architectures, Management, and Applications II, (8 February 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.575321

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