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Software-Defined Networking with OpenFlow

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783984282
Length 246 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Oswald Coker Oswald Coker
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SIAMAK AZODOLMOLKY SIAMAK AZODOLMOLKY
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Optical transport protocol extensions

Optical transport networks can be supported by OpenFlow in an ONF Optical Transport Working Group (OTWG) architecture. OpenFlow in data centers supports layer 2 to layer 4 networks, but support for multilayer layer 0 to layer 4 networks where OpenFlow acts as the unified interface is possible with OpenFlow covering the circuit (layer 0 and layer 4) network.

In traditional multilayer networks, every packet and optical network has its administrator, database, and network management system (NMS). In such networks, design and operation are implemented on the network individually. Changes in such a network require a long chain of discussion that can last up to weeks between the administrators to achieve this. Future operation of multilayer networks that implement an SDN/OpenFlow architecture have the resources (packet and optical) abstracted to...

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