Sdn/nfv for the physical layer... c'mon man, don't you know we are going to have virtual-fiber too , LOL , jk of course
-Aaron -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Medcalf Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 5:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Making interconnection agreements between networks more dynamic > > This sounds something like the MEF Third Network type stuff.... I > > mean the ability to setup connection dynamically across network > > boundaries on-the-fly, via an ordering system... that has always > > sounded awesome to me... and I've wondered how we could actually get there one day. > to me, this was the dream of optical switching and gmpls (which is not > mpls) And, pray tell, what is the use of me setting up "peering" between myself and a network on the other side of the world when the data still has to flow over the same connections, merely encapsulated inside a tunnel? Reminds me of the old days when you could directly connect "Chicago" to "Denver" using a direct connection over a PVC that was routed Chicago -> New York -> Miami -> Los Angeles -> Denver. Sure, it looks like a direct connection, but ... Or will this magical interface also deploy robots to build the physical layer?
