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An Application-aware SDN Controller for Hybrid Optical-electrical DC Networks

Authors:
Giada Landi
Marco Capitani
Domenico Gallico
Matteo Biancani
Kostas Christodoulopoulos
Muzzamil Aziz

Keywords: Software Defined Networking; Optical Data Centre Networks; TDMA

Abstract:
The adoption of optical switching technologies in Data Centre Networks (DCNs) offers a solution for high speed traffic and energy efficiency in Data Centre (DC) operational management, enabling an easy scaling of DC infrastructures. Flexible, slotted allocation of optical resources is fundamental to efficiently support the dynamicity of DC traffic. In this context, the NEPHELE project proposes a Time Division Multiple Access approach for optical resource allocation, orchestrated through a Software Defined Networking controller which coordinates the DCN configuration based on real-time cloud application requests.

Pages: 131 to 136

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: April 23, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-546-3

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 23, 2017 to April 27, 2017