OpenFlow and multi-layer extensions: Overview and next steps

Proceedings - European Workshop on Software Defined Networks, EWSDN 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 13-17

  Shirazipour, Meral ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Beheshti, Neda ^a   Lefebvre, Geoffrey ^a   Tatipamula, Mallik ^a  

^a Ericsson Research Packet Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multi Layer; OpenFlow; Packet Optical; SDN; Transport

Indexed keywords

MULTI-LAYER NETWORK; MULTI-LAYER TRANSPORT NETWORKS; OPENFLOW; PACKET DOMAIN; PACKET-OPTICAL; SDN; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT NETWORKS; WIDE AREA;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 84872249629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EWSDN.2012.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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