OCTAPUS: Optical circuit switched time sensitive network architecture for high-speed passive optical networks and next generation ultra-dynamic and reconfigurable central office environments
main goal: OCTAPUS aims to deliver an agile, low-cost and energy-efficient PIC technology framework that will re-architect the NGCO ecosystem, transparently upgrading its capacity to 51.2Tb/s and beyond, through an innovative optically-switched backplane and transceiver toolkit. OCTAPUS’s NGCO and SDN-based control framework will be eventually validated in the COSMOTE testbed facilities. nextworks role: Task leader […]
QAMeleon: Sliceable multi-QAM format SDN-powered transponders and ROADMs Enabling Elastic Optical Networks
main goal: QAMeleon designs and delivers a new generation of SDN-programmable photonic components, modules and subsystems, employing sliceability as a means of optimizing resource utilization and cutting operator costs by >30%. All necessary SDN software extensions, plugins and application interfaces are being developed, providing a complete functional SDN framework for the sliceable “white box” subsystems. QAMeleon’s […]
PHOSPHORUS: Lambda User Controlled Infrastructure for European Research
main goal: Design and demonstrate solutions to facilitate vertical and horizontal communication among applications middleware, existing Network Resource Provisioning Systems, and an enhanced GMPLS Control Plane for Grid Network Services. nextworks role: Leader in design and implementation of the Grid-enabled GMPLS (G2MPLS) Network Control Plane. other key partners: PSNC (PL), ADVA AG Optical Networking (DE), […]
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: […]
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/
LOCUS: Localization and Analytics On-demand Embedded in the 5G Ecosystem for Ubiquitous Vertical Applications
main goal: Develop a location management layered infrastructure for 5G networks capable of improving localization accuracy and security. Work on analytics, learning and inference to analyze/predict the behavior of devices and targets, and improve network management. nextworks role: Design and develop APIs and work on the integration of intelligence functions for Network Optimization and Operation. […]
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), […]
Int5Gent: Integrating 5G enabling technologies in a holistic service to physical layer 5G system platform
main goal: Targets the integration of innovative data plane technology building blocks under a flexible 5G network resource, slice and application orchestration framework, providing a complete 5G system platform for the validation of advance 5G services and IoT solutions. nextworks role: Design and develop a network slicing solution capable of coordinating the provisioning and configuration […]
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 […]
