ETICS: Inter-carrier network services
main goal: Define and develop Inter-Carrier network services with QoS and related procedures (Assured Service Quality path). nextworks role: Develop a hierarchical Path Computation Engine (H-PCE) for network service offers. other key partners: Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs (FR), BT (UK), Orange (FR), Telefonica (ES), Telenor (NO), Athens University of Economics and Business (GR), FTW (AT), Politecnico […]
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), […]
CiViQ: Continuous Variable Quantum Communications
main goal: Design architectures and implement Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD) technologies in high-performance photonic integrated circuits (PIC), define the related interfaces and control protocols to allow a network-aware software defined functionality and open modular development that can meet the needs of the secure telecommunications. nextworks role: Model QKD control network, lead the development activities […]
blueSpace: Building on the Use of Spatial Multiplexing 5G Networks Infrastructures and Showcasing Advanced technologies and Networking Capabilities
maingoal: Exploiting Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM) in the RAN to increase bandwidth provision for massive MIMO in Ka-band. BlueSpace aims to design the next generation optical access networks infrastructures with massive beam steering capabilities, building a reconfigurable infrastructure controlled by SDN and NFV tools and integarted with Passive Optical Networks (PONs). nextworks role: Design architecture and interfaces of the […]
5G-COMPLETE: A Unified Network, Computational and Storage Resource Management Framework Targeting End-to-end Performance Optimization for Secure 5G Multi-Technology and Multi-Tenancy Environments
main goal: Efficiently combine compute and storage resource functionality over a unified ultra-high capacity converged digital/analog Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) Radio Access Network (RAN) for 5G. nextworks role Design and develop an SDN controller for the mixed data plane (mmWave, FiWi), work on NFV/MEC orchestration and network slicing and on a monitoring framework from multi-technology network domains […]
CONTENT
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 […]
CHANGE
Enabling Innovation in the Internet Architecture through Flexible Flow-Processing Extensions Main goal Platform primitives and inter-platform signalling to coordinate OpenFlow controllers and Network Functions. Nextworks role Design and develop an inter-platform signalling protocol (Service Function Chaining) for flow processing nodes (CHANGE platforms). Other key partners NEC Europe Ltd. (UK), University College London (UK), Université […]
