Comprehensive survey on T-SDN: Software-defined networking for transport networks
Paradoxically, with an ever-increasing traffic demand, today transport-network operators
experience a progressive erosion of their margins. The alarms of change are set, and …
experience a progressive erosion of their margins. The alarms of change are set, and …
Multidimensional convergence in future 5G networks
M Ruffini - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Future 5G services are characterised by unprecedented need for high rate, ubiquitous
availability, ultralow latency, and high reliability. The fragmented network view that is …
availability, ultralow latency, and high reliability. The fragmented network view that is …
Integrated SDN/NFV management and orchestration architecture for dynamic deployment of virtual SDN control instances for virtual tenant networks
Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) have emerged
as the most promising candidates for improving network function and protocol …
as the most promising candidates for improving network function and protocol …
Access and metro network convergence for flexible end-to-end network design
This paper reports on the architectural, protocol, physical layer, and integrated testbed
demonstrations carried out by the DISCUS FP7 consortium in the area of access–metro …
demonstrations carried out by the DISCUS FP7 consortium in the area of access–metro …
Integrated SDN/NFV orchestration for the dynamic deployment of mobile virtual backhaul networks over a multilayer (packet/optical) aggregation infrastructure
Future 5G networks will bring important challenges to network operators, such as the traffic
load increase mainly due to the proliferation of mobile broadband communications. This will …
load increase mainly due to the proliferation of mobile broadband communications. This will …
Multitenant transport networks with SDN/NFV
We propose the combination of optical network virtualization and network function
virtualization (NFV) for deployment of on-demand OpenFlow-controlled virtual optical …
virtualization (NFV) for deployment of on-demand OpenFlow-controlled virtual optical …
SDN enabled dynamically reconfigurable high capacity optical access architecture for converged services
Dynamically reconfigurable time-division multiplexing (TDM) dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) long-reach passive optical networks (PONs) can support the reduction …
multiplexing (DWDM) long-reach passive optical networks (PONs) can support the reduction …
Control orchestration protocol: Unified transport API for distributed cloud and network orchestration
In the context of the fifth generation of mobile technology (5G), multiple technologies will
converge into a unified end-to-end system. For this purpose, software defined networking …
converge into a unified end-to-end system. For this purpose, software defined networking …
Software defined networking for next generation converged metro-access networks
While the concept of Software Defined Networking (SDN) has seen a rapid deployment
within the data center community, its adoption in telecommunications network has …
within the data center community, its adoption in telecommunications network has …
Hierarchical SDN orchestration of wireless and optical networks with E2E provisioning and recovery for future 5G networks
This paper proposes the hierarchical SDN orchestration of heterogeneous wireless/optical
networks. End-to-End connectivity services are provisioned through different network …
networks. End-to-End connectivity services are provisioned through different network …