Recent Advances of Control Plane Technologies

Category 2. Network Technologies and Applications

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Recent Advances of Control Plane Technologies

Event type: Panel

Room number: 409A&B

Organizer: Fred Gruman; Fujitsu Network Communications, USA


Description:

Research and development for control plane continues to evolve to keep pace with the ever changing transport network. Advances in control plane are necessary to adapt as new technology layers are deployed (e.g., MPLS-TP, Ethernet as Transport, evolved OTN), new features are developed (e.g., 100G and beyond data rates, gridless transport), and new applications are introduced (e.g., cloud computing). The control plane architecture is also evolving with recent work in areas such as multilayer and path computation element (PCE). Service providers are seeking solutions for these problems while at the same time insisting that these solutions work in a multivendor environment.

This panel will explore some of the recent activity in control plane development to address these challenges.

Speakers: Multi-Layer Control Plane Technologies for Hybrid Networks, Wes Doonan, ADVA, USA (View Presentation)
Recent advances in transport control plane technology and novel applications, Dan Getachew, Mahlet Consulting, USA (View Presentation)
Application of PCE to multi-domain optical networks, Lyndon Ong, Ciena, USA  (View Presentation)
Control Plane for Multi-Technology Network Elements, Jim Jones, Alcatel Lucent, USA (View Presentation)
Control Plane for Super-Channels and FlexGrid DWDM, George Frank, Infinera, USA (View Presentation)

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