Open AccessOpenSlice: an OpenFlow-based control plane for spectrum sliced elastic optical path networks
Author(s) -
Lei Liu,
Raül Muñoz,
Ramon Casellas,
Takehiro Tsuritani,
Ricardo Martínez,
Ramon Casellas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.004194
Subject(s) - openflow , provisioning , path (computing) , optical path , computer science , optics , key (lock) , computer network , physics , software defined networking , computer security
A control plane is a key enabling technique for dynamic and intelligent end-to-end path provisioning in optical networks. In this paper, we present an OpenFlow-based control plane for spectrum sliced elastic optical path networks, called OpenSlice, for dynamic end-to-end path provisioning and IP traffic offloading. Experimental demonstration and numerical evaluation show its overall feasibility and efficiency.