@inproceedings{3377e6730e604387ad7574a2f19fc961,
title = "Interoperability issues in optical transport networks",
abstract = "Integrating transponders enabling higher capacity and implementing the latest transmission technologies is a frequent process in the life-cycle of operational optical network in order to respond to the continuous traffic growth. Therefore, moving towards interoperable and open transponders is a priority target of operators in order to replace the mono-vendor supplying model by a more competitive multi-vendor model and, in consequence, reduce the infrastructure cost. This process, commonly called {"}alien wavelength{"} support, requires that the network management software be able not only to control the multi-vendor transponders, but also estimate lightpath performance. Standard sets of parameters and protocol extensions enable the use of vendor-agnostic open-source tools, avoiding vendor lock-in. This paper describes different interoperable solutions and discusses their efficiency based on a comprehensive set of criteria related to the complexity of deployment, applicability to legacy equipment, cost and level of openness and interoperability.",
keywords = "Alien wavelengths, Automation, GMPLS, Interoperability, OpenROADM, Openness",
author = "Luay Alahdab and Cedric Ware and Rouzic, \{Esther Le\} and Julien Meuric and Ahmed Triki",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019 ; Conference date: 09-07-2019 Through 13-07-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840156",
language = "English",
series = "International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
booktitle = "21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019",
}