OFC’10 Summary
---Core Networks Part I
Ferhat Dikbiyik
OFC’10 Technical Sessions on Core
Networks
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OMM: Path Computation and Routing I
OMU: Path Computation and Routing II
OThP: High Speed Routing
OTuG: Network Architecture and Control I
OWR: Network Architecture and Control II
OWH: Restoration and Protection
OTuK: Quantum Communication Symposium II: Networking
OWM: Advanced Networking Technologies
OWY: Energy Efficiency and Next-Generation Networks
OFC’10 Technical Sessions on Core
Networks
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OMM: Path Computation and Routing I
OMU: Path Computation and Routing II
OThP: High Speed Routing
OFC’10 Technical Sessions on Core
Networks
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OTuG: Network Architecture and Control I
OWR: Network Architecture and Control II
OWH: Restoration and Protection
OFC’10 Technical Sessions on Core
Networks
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OTuK: Quantum Communication Symposium II: Networking
OWM: Advanced Networking Technologies
OWY: Energy Efficiency and Next-Generation Networks
NFOEC’10 Technical Sessions on Core
Networks
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NTuA:
NThA:
NThE:
NMD:
NWA:
NThF:
NMB:
NTuB:
NWC:
Network Design
Network Restoration
Multi-Layer Networks
Converged Networks
Advanced Network Applications
Next Generation Optical Network Technology
Migrating to 100G
High Speed Network Technologies
Network Testing and Characterization
Path Computation and Routing I.
Code
OMM1
OMM2
Title
Author/Affiliate
An InformationDiffusion-Based
Routing Scheme in
Wavelength-Routed
WDM Mesh Networks
The proposition of IDBR
Nan Hua et al.;
scheme which has fast
Tsinghua Univ.,
convergence time and the low
China,
bandwidth consumption of
China Mobile Res. OSPF-TE while requires
lower computational
Inst., China
complexity as RIP
Enhanced Crankback
Signaling in MultiDomain Optical
Networks
Mostafa Ismaeili
et al.;.
Univ. of New
Mexico, USA,
Wuhan Univ.,
China,
Oak Ridge Natl.
Lab, USA
Topic
Solution for joint intra/interdomain signaling crankback
for multi-domain DWDM
lightpath setup. The scheme
leverages existing intra/interdomain routing protocol state
and provides mechanisms to
track signaling failures and
limit setup overheads/delays
Trends
Intelligent
Routing
Algorithms
Path Computation and Routing I. Cont’d.
Code
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
OMM3
Concurrent
Processing of Multiple
LSP Request Bundles
on a PCE in a WDM
Network
Jawwad Ahmed
et al.;
Royal Inst. of
Technology (KTH),
Sweden
The proposition of concurrent
RWA algorithm for
differentiated services to
process multiple LSP bundles
at PCE
Routing and
Wavelength
Assignment for
Transparent Optical
Networks with QoT
Estimation
Inaccuracies
Siamak
Azodolmolky et
al.; Athens
Information
Technology,
Greece, Technical
Univ. of Catalonia,
Spain
how inaccuracies of Quality of Intelligent
Transmission (QoT)
Routing
estimations, caused by
Algorithms
imperfect models and lack of
monitors in transparent
optical networks, can be
mitigated using a novel
routing and wavelength
assignment algorithm
OMM4
Trends
Path Computation and Routing I. Cont’d.
Code
Title
Author/Affiliate
OMM5
Xiaolan J. Zhang
Opportunity Cost
et al.;
Analysis of Online
Routing Algorithms for Univ. of Illinois at
Dynamic Wavelength UrbanaChampaign, USA,
Routed Mesh
Univ. of Alaska at
Networks
Anchorage, USA
Topic
Trends
a new cost model to analyze
end-to-end online routing
algorithms in dynamic
wavelength routed mesh
networks which leads to the
design of simple and efficient
routing algorithms with
congestion awareness
Intelligent
Routing
Algorithms
Path Computation and Routing II.
Code
Title
OMU1
João M. Santos et
al.;
Heuristic Strategies
for Routing 100-GbE
Nokia Siemens
over OTN in
Networks Portugal,
Distributed Differential Inst. de
Delay Compensation
Telecomunicações,
Architectures
Inst. Superior
Técnico
A heuristic optimization
framework for routing
virtually-concatenated
100Gb/s Ethernet over
optical transport networks
with distributed differential
delay compensation
Accounting for PMD
Temporal Correlation
during Lightpath Set
up in GMPLSControlled Optical
Networks
A novel impairment-aware
lightpath provisioning
scheme for GMPLScontrolled transparent
networks, which leverages
PMD temporal correlation
OMU2
Author/Affiliate
Nicola Sambo et
al.;
Scuola Superiore
Sant'Anna, Italy,
Technical Univ. of
Denmark
Topic
Trends
Intelligent
Routing
Algorithms
Path Computation and Routing II. Cont’d.
Code
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Bartlomiej
OMU3
Distance-Adaptive
Spectrum Allocation
in Elastic Optical Path
Network (SLICE) with
Bit per Symbol
Adjustment
a concept of spectrallyefficient optical networking
with distance-adaptive
spectral allocation by
adjusting the number of
modulation levels
OMU4
Improved Aggregated
Impairment
Information for BiDirectional Lightpath
Establishments
Kozicki et al.;
NTT Network
Innovation Labs,
Japan
Annalisa Morea
et al.;
Bell Labs, AlcatelLucent France
Proposition of a set of
physical parameters for
GMPLS signaling to establish
bi-directional paths. This
reduces the amount of
flooded information and
speeds-up the path
establishment while keeping
its risk of unfeasibility lower
than 2%
Trends
Intelligent
Routing
Algorithms
Path Computation and Routing II. Cont’d.
Code
OMU5
Title
Experimental
Demonstration of the
Need for Carrier
Ethernet in Mission
Critical Networks
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Trends
Upendra
Manyam et al.;
Commtel
Networks, India ,
Indian Inst. of
Technology, India
Comparison of circuit and
packet-switched networks in
handling delay-sensitive data
reveals that the primary
Intelligent
causes of latency are different Routing
in these two networks, and
Algorithms
both can be mitigated by
using Carrier Ethernet in
Mission-Critical Networks
High Speed Routing
Code
OThP1
OThP2
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Investigation of
Spectral Efficient
Modulation Formats
for 400Gbit/s/port
Optical Packet
Switched System
Szilárd Zsigmond
et al.;
Dept. of Telecommunication and
Media Informatic,
Budapest Univ. of
Technology and
Economics, Hungary,
NICT, Japan
Investigation of the
performance of NRZ-OOK,
NRZ-DPSK, NRZ-DQPSK,
NRZ-8PSK and NRZ-16QAM modulation and their
influence to an optical
packet switched systems
(OPS) performance
Demonstration of
End-to-End BitParallel Memory
Transactions Across
the Ultra-Low Latency
Data Vortex Optical
Packet Switch
Howard Wang et
al.;
Scuola Superiore
Sant'Anna, Italy,
Technical Univ. of
Denmark
Demonstration end-to-end
memory transactions
between a processor and
memory node across the
data vortex optical packet
switch
Trends
Evaluation
of high
speed
routing
elements
High Speed Routing Cont’d.
Code
OThP3
OThP4
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Photonic Terabit
Routers: The IRIS
Project
Jurgen Gripp et
al.;
Bell Labs, AlcatelLucent, USA,
LGS Innovations,
USA
Presentation of results of the
IRIS project, a DARPA-MTO
funded program to develop a
router with an all-optical data
plane and a total capacity of
more than 100 Tb/s
Partial
Implementation and
Experimental
Demonstration of an
Integrated Optical
Path and Packet
Node for NewGeneration Networks
Takaya
Miyazawa et al.;
NICT, Japan
Implementation and
evaluation of an integrated
optical path/packet node
toward new generation
networks
Trends
Evaluation
of high
speed
routing
elements
High Speed Routing Cont’d.
Code
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
OThP5
iSNOW: Integrated
Sensor Networks with
Optical and Wireless
Communications
Chonggang Wang
et al.;
NEC Labs America,
USA, AT&T Labs
Res., USA
Proposition of iSNOW, an
integrated sensor network
architecture with optical and
wireless links
Slaviša Aleksić ;
Vienna Univ. of
Technology, Austria
Evaluation of two realization
options of hybrid optical
switches are evaluated with
regard to power
consumption
Walter Cerroni et al.;
DEIS - Univ. of
Bologna, Italy
CNIT- Natl. Lab of
Photonic Networks,
Italy
Scuola Superiore
Sant'Anna, Italy
Experimental validation of a
service oriented optical
network architecture based
on SIP for on-demand
session management
OThP6
OThP7
Power Consumption
of Hybrid Optical
Switches
Experimental
Validation of a SIPBased Platform for
Service Oriented
Optical Network
Trends
Evaluation
of high
speed
routing
elements
Network Design
Code
NTuA1
NTuA2
Title
Optimal Traffic
Grooming and
Regenerator
Placement in WDM
Optical Networks
Application of SONET
Adaptive Rate to
Multi-Carriers
Transport Network
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Ankitkumar N.
Cost reduction by
combining traffic grooming
and regenerator placement
in an optical network in
which lightpaths are hopconstrained by
impairments
Patel et al.;
Univ. of Texas at
Dallas, USA
Fujitsu Labs of
America, USA
Nee Ben Gee et al.;
Verizon Inc., USA
Current assessment of
SONET Adaptive Rate
technique from the local
access service provider
perspective
Trends
Robust
Network
Design
Network Design Cont’d.
Code
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
NTuA3
Transponder Pool
Sizing in Highly
Dynamic Translucent
WDM Optical
Networks
Ronald A. Skoog
et al.;
NTT Network
Innovation Labs,
Japan
Development of a
methodology for sizing
optical network node
transponder pools to meet
network call blocking
requirements
Francesco
NTuA4
Delay-Based
Bandwidth-Aware
Topology Abstraction
Scheme for OIF ENNI Multi-Domain
Routing
Paolucci et al.;
Scuola Superiore
Sant'Anna, Italy
Consorzio Nazionale
Interuniversitario per
le Telecomunicazioni,
Italy, Ericsson
Telecomunicazioni,
Italy
Proposition of an
abstraction scheme for
delay-based metric
advertisement of virtual
intra-domain links for multidomain traffic engineering
Trends
Robust
Network
Design
Network Restoration
Code
Title
NThA1
Bridge-and-Roll
Demonstration in
GRIPhoN (Globally
Reconfigurable
Intelligent Photonic
Network)
NThA2
A Systematic
Approach to Develop
and Manage SRLGs
for Optical Transport
Networks with MultiTier Resources
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Xiaolan J. Zhang
et al.;
Univ. of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign,
AT&T Labs-Res.,
USA
Description of a ROADM
architecture for a
dynamically reconfigurable
photonic network and
demonstration the
performance of a photoniclayer bridge-and-roll that
could improve the
operational flexibility of
optical transport networks
Stephen S. Liu;
Verizon Corporate
Technology, USA
a generalized framework
that characterizes multi-tier
resource dependency and
operators’ diversity policies
in transport networks
Trends
New
algorithms
and
techniques
for
survivable
high-speed
networks
Network Restoration Cont’d.
Code
NThA3
NThA4
Title
Optical Path
Restoration for up to
Two Failures Using
Preconfigured Cycles
Diversity
Requirements for
Selecting Candidate
Paths for AlternativePath Routing
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Martin I. Eiger et
al.;
Telcordia
Technologies, USA
A method for designing path
protection for single- and
multiple-wavelength optical
demands surviving up to
two failures. Preconfigured
cycles cost-effectively
provide immediate
restoration without
intermediate switching or
wavelength conversion
Jane M.
Simmons ;
Monarch Network
Architects, USA
In alternative-path routing, it
is shown that requiring
candidate paths to be
diverse only with respect to
the most congested links in
the network performs better
than requiring the candidate
paths to be completely
diverse
Trends
New
algorithms
and
techniques
for
survivable
high-speed
networks
Network Restoration Cont’d.
Code
Title
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Trends
Ricardo Martinez
NThA5
Experimental
Validation of End-toEnd GMPLS-Enabled
Restoration in MultiDomain Transparent
WSON
NThA6
Cross-Layer Traffic
Grooming for Optical
Networks with Hybrid
Layer-One and LayerZero Signal
Regeneration
et al; Ctr.
Tecnològic de
Telecomunicacion
s de Catalunya,
Spain
Universtiat
Politècnica de
Catalunya, Spain
Gangxiang Shen
et al.;
Ciena Corp., USA
Experimantal validation and
comparison of two GMPLS
restoration strategies
operating at wavelength and
link granularities in a multidomain WSON
A cross-layer traffic grooming
algorithm that balances layerone and layer-zero signal
regeneration capability to
achieve the lowest network
design cost
New
algorithms
and
techniques
for
survivable
high-speed
networks
Multi-Layer Networks
Code
Title
Mutli-Layer Traffic
NThE1
NThE2
Engineering
Author/Affiliate
Jonathan Sadler;
Tellabs, USA
Point-to-Multipoint
VLAN Path Signaling Kou Kikuta ;
Demonstration on the
Keio Univ., Japan
GMPLS Controlled
Ethernet Test Network
Topic
Trends
Tutorial on the layer
relationships and how it
impacts control plane
Costtechnology, with special
focus on O-E-O and O-O-O effective
provisioning
operations
and
The demonstration of
planning in
GMPLS controlled Point-to- heterogene
Multipoint Ethernet path
ous next
establishment and
generation
extension of the prototype
networks
RSVP-TE for supporting
peer and overlay model
networks
Multi-Layer Networks Cont’d.
Code
NThE3
NThE4
Title
Efficient Routing in
Heterogeneous Core
DWDM Networks
Author/Affiliate
Topic
Guangzhi Li et al.;
a cost efficient routing
algorithm and prototype a
network planning tool to
cost-effectively provision
high-speed connections
over a large carrier’s
heterogeneous core DWDM
network with multi-vendor
sub-networks
AT&T Labs, USA
João M. Santos et
Simplified Framework al.;
for Optimal Support of Nokia Siemens
40Gb/s and 100Gb/s
Networks Portugal,
Services over OTN
Inst. de
Exploiting Grooming
Telecomunicações,
and VCAT
Inst. Superior
Técnico
A simplified framework that
exploits grooming and
virtual concatenation to
minimize the optical
transport network cost for
supporting 40Gb/s and
100Gb/s services
Trends
Costeffective
provisioning
and
planning in
heterogene
ous next
generation
networks
Conclusion
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Trends
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Intelligent routing algorithms
Impairment-aware routing
Implementation, evaluation, (experimentally) validation of
new/next generation networks
Robust network design
New algorithms and techniques for survivable high-speed
networks
Cost-effective provisioning and planning in heterogeneous next
generation networks