P4 edge node enabling stateful traffic engineering and cyber security

F Paolucci, F Civerchia, A Sgambelluri… - Journal of Optical …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Next-generation edge nodes interfacing innovative IT clusters, 5G fronthaul, and internet of
things (IoT) gateways to the optical metro/core network will require advanced and dynamic …

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 …

Moving the network to the cloud: The cloud central office revolution and its implications for the optical layer

M Ruffini, F Slyne - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) have
recently changed the way we operate networks. By decoupling control and data plane …

Access and metro network convergence for flexible end-to-end network design

M Ruffini, M Achouche, A Arbelaez, R Bonk… - Journal of Optical …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
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 …

SDN enabled dynamically reconfigurable high capacity optical access architecture for converged services

G Talli, F Slyne, S Porto, D Carey… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Dynamically reconfigurable time-division multiplexing (TDM) dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) long-reach passive optical networks (PONs) can support the reduction …

NFV provisioning in large-scale distributed networks with minimum delay

MJF Alenazi, A Almutairi, S Almowuena… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) are two
technologies that have emerged to reduce capital and operational costs, and to simplify …

End-to-end SDN/NFV orchestration of multi-domain transport networks and distributed computing infrastructure for beyond-5G services

C Manso, P Alemany, R Vilalta, R Munoz… - IEICE Transactions …, 2021 - search.ieice.org
The need of telecommunications operators to reduce Capital and Operational Expenditures
in networks which traffic is continuously growing has made them search for new alternatives …

Long-reach passive optical networks and access/metro integration

D Payne, G Talli, M Ruffini, A Hill… - Springer Handbook of …, 2020 - Springer
The physical layout of cables and nodes in many of today's passive optical networks (s) still
dates back to the early days of copper loop installations, with customer to exchange node …

Research on optical code assignment algorithm based on PCE domain

Y Wang, X Liu, Z Jing, Y Liu - Optical Fiber Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In the multi-granularity optical switching system with optical-code granularity, the wavelength
and optical code resource reservation table is established in the PCE domain according to …

Storage Protection with Connectivity and Processing Restoration for Survivable Cloud Services

C Natalino, A Rostami, P Monti - … International Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The operation and management of software-based communication systems and services is
a big challenge for infrastructure and service providers. The challenge is mainly associated …