Coriant introduced its Intelligent Optical Control (IOC) for optimizing the optical layer using Software Defined Networking (SDN) technology.
Coriant is presenting the solution for the first time at this week’s WDM & Next Generation Optical Networks conference in Monaco.
Coriant said its IOC is a fully integrated solution for the operation and planning of multilayer networks: TNMS, TransNet, and TransConnect. The company claims operators can now implement new services up to 90 percent faster. Its testing showed that the set-up time for a 100G data center service dropped from hours to minutes using the automation provided by IOC.
Key aims of Coriant’s IOC solution include:
- Maximum optical layer ability, flexibility and performance
- Fully automated end-to-end workflows
- Easy integration with business applications and standard SDN architectures
- Fast and efficient operational procedures from planning to maintenance
- Optimized multi-layer routing and resource utilization
“We are proud to present IOC today as the industry-first solution that successfully overcomes the complexities of managing the optical layer and offers its advantages and potential for our customers,” said Uwe Fischer, CTO and SVP Product Management, Coriant. “Our long-term investment in R&D as well as our experience with complex and sophisticated meshed optical networks has paid off: Accessing the optical layer via IOC adds significant performance and increases the utilization of the existing infrastructure. IOC is interoperable with third party network elements and controllers due to its modular architecture and standardized external interfaces, thereby being able to control multi-domain networks while protecting operator’s investment.”
- In May 2013, Coriant, the former optical networking division of Nokia Siemens Networks, began operations as an independent company following completion of the deal by Marlin Equity Partners.
Coriant mission is to be a global supplier of leading optical transport solutions and software-defined, optical layer intelligence to Tier 1 networks. The company operates worldwide in more than 48 countries and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Coriant has R&D centers in Asia, Germany, Portugal and the U.S., as well as a production center in Berlin, Germany.