A policy-enabled GMPLS-based control plane for bandwidth brokering

Abstract

We present policy-based management, based on the IETF framework, of optical networks having a GMPLS-based control plane to realize integration of the control and management planes. A business model centered an bandwidth trading is used to demonstrate the need for PE-GMPLS in the 'photonic IP " age. ' P"P vigges Abmr(mtilications Figure 1: , The PE-GMPLS logical building blocks. From the bottom to the top. physical level-configur&on events are first recognized 0-7803-7382~0/02/$17.00 02W2 IEEE

Policy Usage in GMPLS Optical Networks

“…Previous studies tend to the introduction of a policy-based management system on MPLS networks 6 ' 7,8 ' 9 . This proves that even though MPLS efficiently controls a network but higher abstraction layer mechanisms are needed for the controllability of LSP life cycle.…”