Mission

Verification and validation of dynamic, cost-effective, scalable architectures and control and management solutions for next generation optical networks.

Multi-year Program Objectives

1. System level implementation and integration of key network building blocks
   • Optical switching, amplification, transmission, attenuation, wavelength conversion, network reconfigurability
   • Optical performance monitoring, QoS
2. Proof-of-concept of architectural and technology requirements (network level)
   • E2E physical layer evaluation and performance characterization
   • Metro network architecture characterization
   • Fault management in physical layer
3. Testbed for prototyping E2E lightpath service for CA*net4 NREN
   • GMPLS, O-UNI, OBGP, OON, Jini / JavaSpaces
   • Web Services (SOAP, XML, WSDL)
   • Validation of advanced protocols for dynamic lightpath provisioning over a WDM infrastructure

Further information:

Alex Vukovic
Research Scientist
Program Leader
Broadband Applications and Optical Networking
Tel: (613) 998-2452
Fax: (613) 990-8382
E-mail: alex.vukovic@crc.gc.ca