Machine learning for network automation: overview, architecture, and applications [Invited Tutorial]

D Rafique, L Velasco - Journal of Optical Communications and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Networks are complex interacting systems involving cloud operations, core and metro
transport, and mobile connectivity all the way to video streaming and similar user …

A theoretical discussion and survey of network automation for IoT: Challenges and opportunity

ST Arzo, C Naiga, F Granelli, R Bassoli… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT) and massive machine-type communications
has implied an increase in network size and complexity. In particular, there is already a huge …

Learning from the optical spectrum: failure detection and identification

B Shariati, M Ruiz, J Comellas… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The availability of coarse-resolution cost-effective optical spectrum analyzers (OSAs) allows
their widespread deployment in operators' networks. In this paper, we explore several …

Monitoring and data analytics for optical networking: benefits, architectures, and use cases

L Velasco, AC Piat, O Gonzlez, A Lord, A Napoli… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Operators' network management continuously measures network health by collecting data
from the deployed network devices; data is used mainly for performance reporting and …

OCATA: a deep-learning-based digital twin for the optical time domain

D Sequeira, M Ruiz, N Costa, A Napoli… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The development of digital twins to represent the optical transport network might enable
multiple applications for network operation, including automation and fault management. In …

Soft-failure detection, localization, identification, and severity prediction by estimating QoT model input parameters

S Barzegar, M Ruiz, A Sgambelluri… - … on Network and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of optical devices can degrade because of aging and external causes like,
for example, temperature variations. Such degradation might start with a low impact on the …

OpenConfig and OpenROADM automation of operational modes in disaggregated optical networks

A Sgambelluri, A Giorgetti, D Scano, F Cugini… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
OpenConfig and OpenROADM are emerging as the most relevant initiatives to support
partial disaggregation, in which the optical line system is provided by a single vendor while …

Control of open and disaggregated transport networks using the Open Network Operating System (ONOS)

A Giorgetti, A Sgambelluri, R Casellas… - Journal of Optical …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Use of disaggregated equipment in optical transport networks is emerging as an attractive
solution to bring flexibility and break vendor lock-in dependencies. The disaggregation …

Network traffic analysis under emerging beyond-5G scenarios for multi-band optical technology adoption

M Ruiz, JA Hernández, M Quagliotti… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recently created ITU-T Focus Group Network 2030 is leading network operators to
identify the requirements and use cases that networks are expected to fulfill for the short …

Distributed intelligence for pervasive optical network telemetry

L Velasco, P Gonzalez, M Ruiz - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical network automation and failure management require measuring the status and the
performance of the different network devices to anticipate any degradation and ensure the …