JOURNAL ARTICLE

Optical FlowBroker: Load-Balancing in Software-Defined Multi-Domain Optical Networks

Dan MarconettLei LiuS. J. Ben Yoo

Year: 2014 Journal:   Optical Fiber Communication Conference Pages: W2A.44-W2A.44

Abstract

We present a new OpenFlow control architecture, referred to as Optical FlowBroker, for multi-domain software-defined optical networks. The hierarchical brokers improve scalability and inter-domain global coordination, while allowing domain controllers to manage intra-domain forwarding decisions.

Keywords:
OpenFlow Computer science Scalability Software-defined networking Domain (mathematical analysis) Distributed computing Computer network Inter-domain Software Operating system

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Citation History

Topics

Software-Defined Networks and 5G
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Networks and Communications
Advanced Optical Network Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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