Optical networking for mainstream research and education networks

Roeland Nuijts

doi:10.1117/12.746208

19 November 2007 Optical networking for mainstream research and education networks

Roeland Nuijts

Proceedings Volume 6784, Network Architectures, Management, and Applications V; 67840A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.746208
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2007, Wuhan, China

Abstract

Scientific research shows an ever-growing demand for more and higher quality network services. In 2001 the idea began to take hold at SURFnet that we had reached the boundaries of using ever faster connections and ever larger routers to satisfy this demand and that the heavy scientific utilisation of the network posed a growing risk for regular Internet traffic. SURFnet concluded that a simple extrapolation of then current layer3 networks would most likely not be the right answer. This presentation describes how SURFnet started to explore end-to-end lightpath provisioning as an alternative. This exploration has led to the realisation of SURFnet6 as a hybrid optical and packet switching infrastructure, NetherLight as an Open Lightpath Exchange and GLIF as a global facility for lambda networking.

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Roeland Nuijts "Optical networking for mainstream research and education networks", Proc. SPIE 6784, Network Architectures, Management, and Applications V, 67840A (19 November 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.746208

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