Operators' network management continuously measures network health by collecting data
from the deployed network devices; data is used mainly for performance reporting and …

Optical transport networks with an expanding variety and volume of network data services
challenge network providers' ability to provide high-quality service assurance and network …

Networks are complex interacting systems involving cloud operations, core and metro
transport, and mobile connectivity all the way to video streaming and similar user …

Today's optical networks function are in a fairly static fashion and are built to operate within
well-defined specifications. This scenario is quite challenging for next generation high …

Accurate real-time availability of transmission parameters at the network controller has the
potential to significantly improve the efficiency of control and management operations …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores optical performance monitoring (OPM) and its
potential for enabling higher stability, reconfigurability, and flexibility in a self-managed …

Optical networks have historically been designed to be operated statically. Connections are
overprovisioned so that they remain uninterrupted over several (eg, 10) years, using high …

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 …

Optical networks are growing at unprecedented rates to accommodate the explosion in data
traffic brought on by new Internet and enterprise applications. Coupled with this growth has …

Automating the provisioning of telecommunications services, deployed over a
heterogeneous infrastructure (in terms of domains, technologies, and management …