Journal
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 2232-2283Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2017.2715220
Keywords
Software defined networking; optical transport network; transport SDN; software defined optical networking; network programmability; orchestration; transport API; network controller; network virtualization; network function virtualization; OpenFlow; GMPLS
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Paradoxically, with an ever-increasing traffic demand, today transport-network operators experience a progressive erosion of their margins. The alarms of change are set, and software define networking (SDN) is coming to the rescue with the promise of reducing capital expenditures and operational expenses. Driven by economic needs and network innovation facilities, today transport SDN (T-SDN) is a reality. It gained big momentum in the last years, however, in the networking industry, the transport network will be perhaps the last segment to embrace SDN, mainly due to the heterogeneous nature and complexity of the optical equipment composing it. This survey guides the reader through a fascinating technological adventure that provides an organic analysis of the T-SDN development and evolution considering contributions from: academic research, standardization bodies, industrial development, open source projects, and alliances among them. After creating a comprehensive picture of T-SDN, we provide an analysis of many open issues that are expected to need significant future work, and give our vision in this path toward a fully programmable and dynamic transport network.
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