Due to widespread applications and rapid development of cloud computing and Internet
services, hyperscale data centers have experienced an unprecedented demand for …

In this paper, we present Alibaba's practices and views on open and disaggregated optical
transport networks, with a focus on metro data center interconnects (DCIs). We first discuss …

Telemetry data acquisition is becoming crucial for efficient detection and timely reaction in
the case of network status changes, such as failures. Streaming telemetry data to many …

This paper presents an experimental evaluation of network protocols for control and
management of optical networks and optical network equipment as seen in current trends …

We review and introduce key optical innovations that enable scalable and efficient high
capacity optical networks, such as advanced modulation formats, flexible grid, optical …

Degradation or failure events in optical backbone networks affect the service level
agreements for cloud services. It is critical to detect and troubleshoot these events promptly …

Autonomic networking and monitoring will drive the evolution of next generation software
defined networking (SDN) optical networks towards the zero touch networking paradigm …

Maximizing the delivered capacity of optical transponders by mining the SNR margin to a
near-zero level is of critical importance for the economic viability of future optical networks …

We present an implementation of streaming telemetry of optical metrics within open
hardware reconfigurable add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs). Our key achievements are sub …

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Real Time Control Technology across Optical and Mobile Networks Hiroshi Ou, Kota Asaka …