Enabling Software-Defined Optical Networks based on OpenFlow Extension

This article aims at controlling Optical Networks in software method based on OpenFlow Extension. We abstract OTN equipment on Layer Class and combine it with OpenFlow to achieve unified management of data and optical plane.

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