ORCHESTRA: Optical performance monitoring enabling dynamic networks using a holistic cross-layer, self-configurable truly flexible approach
main goal: Develop software defined optical performance monitors (soft-OPM) for enhanced optimization and services in the optical datacenter. nextworks role: Leader of the development of SDN Control and Monitoring Plane OAM Handler (integrated with OpenDaylight). other key partners: Telecom Italia (IT), SSSUP(IT), Alcatel – Lucent Bell Labs (FR), ICCS (GR) duration: 36 months, Start: 1/Feb/2015 project […]
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 […]
MAINS: Sub-wavelength granularity in metro networks
main goal: Develop sub-wavelength switching technology (TSON) and related GMPLS control plane tools and protocols. nextworks role: Leader of control plane developments on GMPLS/PCE for TSON. other key partners: Telefonica (ES), Universidad Autonoma De Madrid (ES), University Of Essex (UK) duration: 30 months, Start: 1/Jan/2010 project link: http://www.ist-mains.eu/
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), […]
IRATI: Recursive Inter-Network Architecture (RINA) as an Alternative to TCP/IP
main goal: New internetworking architecture based on inter-process communication (IPC) and RINA porting in UNIX. nextworks role: Leader of RINA stack development for UNIX. other key partners: Fundacio i2CAT (ES), iMinds (BE), Interoute S.P.A. (IT) duration: 24 months, Start: 1/Jan/2013 project link: http://irati.eu/
GN3PLUS-NSI-CONTEST: Network Service Interface Conformance Test Suite
main goal: Build an NSIv2.0 Compliance Test Suite open to the NSI developers as a test service platform. nextworks role: Developer of an NSI protocol testing engine and suite reference Implementation. other key partners: PSNC (PL) duration: 18 months, Start: 1/Oct/2013 project link:
GN3PLUS-IRINA: Investigating RINA as the next generation GEANT and NREN network architecture
main goal: Define and evaluate RINA applicability to GÉANT and NRENs. nextworks role: Leader of RINA stack delivery to NREN. other key partners: Fundacio i2CAT (ES), iMinds (BE) duration: 18 months, Start: 1/Oct/2013 project link:
GEYSERS: Generalised Architecture for Dynamic Infrastructure Services
main goal: Mechanisms that allow infrastructure providers to partition their resources (optical network and/or IT), compose specific logical infrastructures and offer them as a service to network operators. nextworks role: Leader of control plane developments: Cloud-to-Network interface, Augmented GMPLS signalling and routing (GMPLS+/PCE+) for co-allocation of network and IT resources. other key partners: Interoute S.P.A […]
FIBRE-EU: Future Internet testbeds/experimentation between Brazil and Europe -EU
main goal: Integration of the OpenFlow and Bandwidth on Demand for federated SDN networks between Europe and Brazil across various technologies (OpenFlow, optical and wireless). nextworks role: Develop enhanced NOX (SDN controller), Aggregate Managers and Ofelia Control Framework, all integrated with OSCARS for two pilot applications, i.e. the “High Definition content delivery across sites” and […]
