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Cisco

Cisco Systems Inc.

Overview

Active since 2006, the SaFEWaRe unit collaborates with Cisco Systems Inc., a worldwide leader in networking and telecommunications. The primary research activities are focused on the definition and development of new control plane protocols for dynamically switching optical networks. Our unit develops and maintains a Java library for the Path Computation Element, the functional entity responsible for the routing and the resource allocation on optical networks. This PCE specializes in the selection of optimal paths through a network, resource allocation, as well as in the validation of the feasibility of optical lightpath routes.

Cisco is a member of the Executive Tecnical Board of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) and is a leader in defining the Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm.

Details

Main Projects

  • BeeHive (Clustered Traffic Engineering in large ISP Networks)
  • LBO (Local Bandwidth Optimization)
  • OLearn (Introducing Machine Learning Techniques to Empower the Control and Management of Optical Networks)
  • RAML (Raman Amplification via Machine Learning)
  • SR-GLOBO

Selected Publications

  • Federico Pederzolli, Domenico Siracusa, Andrea Zanardi, Gabriele Galimberti, Domenico La Fauci, Giovanni Martinelli
    Path-based Fragmentation Metric and RSA Algorithms for Elastic Optical Networks
    In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (DOI)
  • Domenico Siracusa, Federico Pederzolli, Matteo Gerola, Andrea Zanardi, D. La Fauci, G. Galimberti
    Demonstration of a Hybrid SDN/GMPLS Control Plane for Optical Virtual Private Networks with Restoration Capabilities
    In: Proceedings of 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication, Ecoc 2016
  • Elio Salvadori, V. S. Chava, Andrea Zanardi, Domenico Siracusa, G. Galimberti, A. Tanzi, G. Martinelli, O. Gerstel
    Distributed optical control plane for dynamic lightpath establishment in translucent optical networks based on reachability graph
    In: Optical Switching and Networking (DOI)
  • R. Pastorelli, S. Piciaccia, G. Galimberti, E. Self, M. Brunella, G. Calabretta, F. Forghieri, Domenico Siracusa, Andrea Zanardi, Elio Salvadori, G. Bosco, A. Carena, V. Curri, P. Poggiolini
    Optical control plane based on an analytical model of non-linear transmission effects in a self-optimized network
    In: Proceedings of 39th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication, Ecoc 2013 (DOI)
  • Domenico Siracusa, Attilio Broglio, Andrea Zanardi, Elio Salvadori, Gabriele Galimberti, Domenico La Fauci
    Hitless network re-optimization to reduce spectrum fragmentation in distributed GMPLS flexible optical networks
    In: Proceedings of 39th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication, Ecoc 2013 (DOI)
  • Elio Salvadori, Andrea Zanardi, Domenico Siracusa, Gabriele Galimberti, Giovanni Martinelli, Ori Gerstel
    NICER: A distributed dynamic shared-backup path-allocation procedure for transmission-impaired WDM optical networks
    In: Proceedings of 2012 4th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems, Icumt 2012 (DOI)
  • Vijaya Saradhi Chava, Andrea Zanardi, Elio Salvadori, Gabriele Maria Galimberti, Tanzi Alberto, Pastorelli Rosanna, Eliana Silvia Vercelli, Martinelli Giovanni, Domenico La Fauci
    Techniques to handle potential active lightpath(s) disruption due to crosstalk introduced by setup of new lightpath
    In: Proceedings of 16th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, Noc 2011
  • Vijaya Saradhi Chava, Riccardo Fedrizzi, Andrea Zanardi, Elio Salvadori, Gabriele Maria Galimberti, Tanzi Alberto, Martinelli Giovanni, Gerstel Ori
    Regenerator sites selection based on multiple paths considering impairments and protection requirements
    In: Proceedings of 16th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, Noc 2011
  • Vijaya Saradhi Chava, Elio Salvadori, Andrea Zanardi, Galimberti Gabriele, Sergio Dalsass, Galimberti Gabriele, Tanzi Alberto, Martinelli Giovanni, O. Gerstel
    Effect of Impairment Modeling Errors on Reachability Graph Based Lightpath Setup in Translucent Optical Networks
    In: Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling - Ondm 2011
  • V. S. Chava, Elio Salvadori, Andrea Zanardi, S. Dalsass, G. Galimberti, A. Tanzi, G. Martinelli, O. Gerstel
    Impairment and regenerator aware lightpath setup using distributed reachability graphs
    In: Proceedings of 2011 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, Infocom Wkshps 2011 (DOI)