Demonstration of Software-Defined Packet-Optical Network Emulation with Mininet-Optical and ONOS
Bob Lantz, Alan A. Díaz-Montiel, Jiakai Yu, Christian Rios, Marco Ruffini, Daniel C. Kilper
Abstract
We demonstrate practical software emulation of a software-defined, packet-optical network. Our emulator, Mininet-Optical, models the physical, data plane and control plane behavior, under control of the ONOS SDN controller.
Topics & Concepts
EmulationComputer scienceNetwork packetSoftwareComputer networkOperating systemEconomicsEconomic growthSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsAdvanced Optical Network Technologies