NEPHELE: End to end scalable and dynamically reconfigurable optical architecture for application-aware SDN cloud datacenters
main goal: Develop end-to-end solution for optical intra- and inter-datacenter architectures, with hybrid electronic-optical network in the datacenter and SDN for control. nextworks role: Leader of the intra-DC control plane developments: SDN (OpenDaylight) + PCE. other key partners: ICCS/NTUA (GR), GWDG (DE), Mellanox (IL), University of Patras (GR), Inteoute S.P.A. (IT) duration: 41 months, Start: […]
MOBILE CLOUD NETWORK: Future Communication Architecture For Mobile Cloud Services
main goal: Elastic use and sharing of radio access and mobile core network resources between operators for fully cloud-based mobile communication system. nextworks role: SDN control plane developments: SDN (OpenDaylight) + OpenStack orchestration (Heat) for QoS and monitoring as a Service. other key partners: Telecom Italia S.P.A (IT), Portugal Telecom Inovacao SA (PT), SAP AG […]
LIGHTNESS: Low latency and high throughput dynamic network infrastructures for high performance datacentre interconnects
main goal: Design, implement and experiment high-performance all-optical hybrid data plane for data centre networks combining both Optical Circuit Switching (OCS) and Optical Packet Switching (OPS), all controlled by SDN control plane. nextworks role: Leader of control plane developments on SDN (OpenDaylight) and PCE. other key partners: Interoute S.p.A. (IT), Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya (ES), […]
COSIGN: Combining optics and SDN In next generation data centre networks
main goal: SDN based network control and service orchestration for flat, scalable data center network architectures, empowered by novel optical technologies (scalable TOR optical switches, ultra-high capacity interconnects, large port density). nextworks role: Leader of SDN control plane architecture design and protocols extensions: SDN (OpenDaylight) + PCE. other key partners: Technical University of Denmark (DK), […]
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Convergence of wireless & IT resources in support of cloud services Main goal Hybrid wireless (WiFi + LTE) and sub-wavelength WDM access-metro (TSON) with network virtualization for IaaS. Nextworks role Leader of SDN control plane developments: SDN (OpenDaylight) for TSON + PCE for TSON + OpenStack orchestration (Heat) for wireless+metro. Other key partners University of […]
