CRI: IAD : Reconfigurable Optical Burst Switching Research Testbed Acquisition and Development

该方案的主要目标是建立一个可重构的光突发交换（OBS）的实验平台，它集成了世界上第一个商用光突发交换与可重构的控制平面。从试验台获得的见解和经验将是非常有价值的开发OBS网络成为一个商业上可行的解决方案，为下一代互联网。建议的测试平台的关键方面总结为W4：什么是建议的测试平台？一个OBS测试平台，使用了市售的EtherBurst光开关和基于FPGA的可重构控制平面。谁可以从这个测试平台中受益？该试验台将使PI以及OBS研究社区受益，允许远程用户使用远程实验室接口运行真实的实验。它还鼓励学生和工业界的参与。为什么需要一个OBS测试平台？基于理论和仿真的分析不能完全捕捉到真实的业务的特性，这对OBS网络的性能有不可忽视的影响。此外，仿真将不会解决实际的实施问题，在建设超高速OBS路由器。什么时候可以在拟议的测试床运行？试验台在初始配置后即可投入运行。动态可重构控制平面是在一个工作系统上逐步部署的，该试验平台将使研究项目成为可能，否则是不可行的。此外，拟议的测试平台可以通过NSF资助的开放网络实验室（ONL）项目开发的远程实验室接口（RLI）向全球OBS研究社区提供。

The principle goal of this proposal is to build a reconfigurable Optical Burst Switching (OBS) testbed that integrates the world's first commercial optical burst switch with a reconfigurable control plane. The insights and experiences obtained from the testbed will be of great value in developing the OBS network into a commercially viable solution for the next generation Internet. The key aspects of the proposed testbed are summarized as W4:What is the proposed testbed ? An OBS testbed utilizing commercially available EtherBurst Optical switches and FPGA based reconfigurable control plane.Who can benefit from the proposed testbed ? The testbed will benefit the PI, as well as the OBS research community by allowing remote users to run real experiments using a remote laboratory interface. It also encourages students and industrial participation.Why an OBS testbed is in need ? Theoretical and simulation based analysis cannot fully capture the characteristics of real traffic, which has non-negligible impact on the performance of the OBS network. In addition, simulation will not address the practical implementation issues in building ultra high speed OBS routers.When can the proposed testbed be in operation ?The testbed can be in operation after initial configuration. Dynamically reconfigurable control plane is deployed incrementally over a working system.The proposed testbed will enable research projects that are not feasible otherwise. In addition, the proposed testbed can be potentially made available to OBS research community worldwide through a Remote Laboratory Interface (RLI) developed through the NSF funded Open Network Laboratory (ONL) project.