Container-based microservices SDN control plane for open disaggregated optical networks

Quan Pham Van (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) , Dominique Verchere (4) , Huy Tran-Quang (1, 2, 3, 5) , Djamal Zeghlache (1, 2, 3, 5)

1 TSP - RS2M - Département Réseaux et Services Multimédia Mobiles
2 IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris
3 R3S-SAMOVAR - Réseaux, Systèmes, Services, Sécurité
4 Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France [Nozay]
5 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Optical networks are undergoing a massive transformation heading the open optical systems with services automation. The Software Defined Networking (SDN), Open Line System (OLS) disaggregation and standardization of data models including IETF, OpenConfig, OpenROADM, Transport-API, are the key factors driving this transformation. In this paper, we first introduce the evolution of optical networks, then we present a container-based microservices SDN control platform and explain how this optical network control platform as a service supports this evolution. Finally, a demonstration of the container-based microservices platform with 4-step scenario is presented and validated.

Mots clés: Integrated optics; Computer architecture; Software; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Optical fiber networks

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Quan Pham Van, Dominique Verchere, Huy Tran-Quang, Djamal Zeghlache. Container-based microservices SDN control plane for open disaggregated optical networks. ICTON 2019: 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, Jul 2019, Angers, France. pp.Sa.A3.1:1-4, ⟨10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840430⟩. ⟨hal-02425137⟩