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Project Summary:

We intend to implement a Coordinated Multi-layer Multi-domain Optical Network (COMMON) Framework for Large-scale Science Applications. In the COMMON project, specific problems to be addressed include 1) multi-layer multi-domain path survivability, 2) multi-layer multi-domain quality of service (QoS), and 3) anycast/multicast/manycast request provisioning. We plan to extend the OSCARS reservation system with the following proposed features. OSCARS supports on-demand and in-advance reservation of layer 2 and layer 3 virtual circuits (VCs). OSPF-TE, MPLS-TE, and RSVP-TE are used to to maintain MPLS-LSPs for the VCs. OSCARS is used as a domain controller for ESnet to both manage internal resources as well as communicate with other domains. We will investigate these three problems in the context of multi-layer and multi-domain networks.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Vinod Vokkarane

Post-Doctoral Researcher:

• Dr. Arush Gadkar

Student Researchers:

• Jeremy Plante, Ph.D. Student
• Thilo Schoendienst, Ph.D. Student
• Bharath Ramaprasad, MS Student
• Tim Entel, BS/MS Student
• Mark Boddie, MS Student
• Fred Ekstrand, MS Student

Alumni:

• Joan Triay (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain), Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Sep 2010- Aug. 2011.
• Neal Charbonneau, MS (Computer Science).
• Hitesh Kulkarni, MS (Computer Science).
• Derek Rousseau, MS (Computer Science).

Project Materials/Reports:

• September 1st, 2013 - DOE COMMON Final Report .
• May 10th, 2012 - DOE COMMON Year 2 - Annual Report (PDF).
• March 1-2, 2012 - DOE ASCR Annual PI Kickoff Meeting, Bethesda, MD (Presentation Slides).
• February 29th, 2012 - DOE COMMON Year 2 - Quarter II Report (PDF).
• January 13th, 2012 - DOE COMMON Year 1 Progress Report Meeting, BNL (Presentation Slides).
• December 1st, 2011 - DOE COMMON Year 2 - Quarter I Report (PDF).
• June 3rd, 2011 - DOE COMMON Year 1 - Annual Report (PDF).
• May 31st, 2011 - DOE COMMON Year 1 - Quarter III Report (PDF).
• February 28th, 2011 - DOE COMMON Year 1 - Quarter II Report (PDF).
• December 10th, 2010 - DOE COMMON Year 1 - Quarter I Report (PDF).
• October 5th, 2010 - DOE COMMON Project Kickoff Meeting, LBL (Presentation Slides) (Project Summary with Deliverables).

Project Deliverables:

• OSCARS Anycast PCE implementation - https://oscars.es.net/repos/oscars/branches/common-anycast/ .
• OSCARS Manycast Overlay implementation - ...
• OSCARS What-If implementation - ...
• OSCARS Survivable PCE implementation - ...

Research Publications:

1. Arush G. Gadkar, Jeremy Plante, and Vinod M. Vokkarane, “Multicast Overlay for High-Bandwidth Applications Over Optical WDM Networks,” IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (JOCN), accepted, May 2012.
2. Neal Charbonneau, Arush G. Gadkar, Bharath H. Ramaprasad, and Vinod M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Circuit Provisioning in All-Optical WDM Networks Using Lightpath Switching,” Elsevier Optical Switching and Networking, Special Issue on IEEE ANTS 2010, Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 145-146, April 2012.
3. T. Entel, A.G. Gadkar, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Scheduled Multicast Overlay for Bandwidth-Intensive Applications," to appear, 16th International Conference on Optical Networking Design and Modeling (ONDM 2012), Essex, UK, April 2012.
4. M. Boddie, T. Entel, C. Guok, A. Lake, J. Plante, E. Pouyoul, B. H. Ramaprasad, B. Tierney, J. Triay, and V. M. Vokkarane, “On Extending ESnet's OSCARS with an Anycast Path Computation Element," to appear, 16th International Conference on Optical Networking Design and Modeling (ONDM 2012), Essex, UK, April 2012.
5. B. H. Ramaprasad, A. Somani, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Non-Continuous Single Slot Advance Reservation over Wavelength Routed Network," to appear, International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Optical and Grid Networking Symposium (IEEE ICNC 2012), Maui, Hawaii, Jan-Feb 2012.
6. J. Plante, A.G. Gadkar, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Manycasting in Optical Split-Incapable WDM Networks for Supporting High-Bandwidth Applications," to appear, International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Optical and Grid Networking Symposium (IEEE ICNC 2012), Maui, Hawaii, Jan-Feb 2012.
7. A.G. Gadkar, J. Plante, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Manycasting: Energy-Efficient Multicasting in WDM Optical Unicast Networks," to appear, Proceedings, IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, Green Communication Systems and Network Track, Houston, TX, Dec. 2011.
8. J. Triay, C. Cervello-Pastor, and V.M. Vokkarane, "Analytical Model for Hybrid Immediate and Advance Reservation in Optical WDM Networks," to appear, Proceedings, IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, Communications QoS, Reliability, and Modeling Symposium, Houston, TX, Dec. 2011.
9. Neal Charbonneau and Vinod M. Vokkarane, “A Survey of Advance Reservation Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks,” accepted, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Nov. 2011.
10. Neal Charbonneau and Vinod M. Vokkarane, "Static Routing and Wavelength Assignment for Multicast Advance Reservation in All-Optical Wavelength-Routed WDM Networks," accepted, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, April 2011.
11. Neal Charbonneau, Chin Guok, Inder Monga, and Vinod M. Vokkarane, "Advance Reservation Frameworks in Hybrid IP-WDM Networks," IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Hybrid Networking: Evolution Towards Combined IP Services and Dynamic Circuit Network Capabilities, May 2011.
12. A.G. Gadkar, J. Plante, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Static Multicast Overlay in WDM Unicast Networks for Large-Scale Scientific Applications," to appear, Proceedings, 20th IEEE ICCCN 2011, Jul.-Aug. 2011.
13. N. Charbonneau and V.M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Non-Continuous Advance Reservation over Wavelength-Routed Networks,” to appear, Proceedings, 20th IEEE ICCCN 2011, Jul.-Aug. 2011.
14. J. Triay, D. Rousseau, C. Cervello-Pastor, and V.M. Vokkarane, "Dynamic Service-Aware Reservation Framework for Multi-Layer High-Speed Networks," to appear, Proceedings, 5th Workshop on Performance Modeling and Evaluation in Computer and Telecommunication Networks (PMECT), in conjunction with 20th IEEE ICCCN 2011, Maui, Hawaii, Jul.-Aug. 2011. (Invited Paper).
15. B. H. Ramaprasad, A.G. Gadkar, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Anycasting over Wavelength Routed Networks with Lightpath Switching,” to appear, Proceedings, IEEE High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR 2011), Cartagena, Spain, July 2011.
16. A. Somani, V.M. Vokkarane, and B.H. Ramaprasad, “Dynamic Advance Reservation with Delayed Allocation over Wavelength-Routed Networks,” to appear, Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), June 2011 (Invited Paper).
17. K. Bhaskaran, J. Triay, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Anycast Routing and Wavelength Assignment in WDM Networks Using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO),” to appear, Proceedings, IEEE ICC 2011, Kyoto, Japan, June 2011.
18. B.G. Bathula, V.M. Vokkarane, C.P. Lai, and K. Bergman, “Load-Aware Anycast Routing in IP-over-WDM Networks,” to appear, Proceedings, IEEE ICC 2011, Kyoto, Japan, June 2011.
19. N. Charbonneau and V.M. Vokkarane, “Dynamic Circuits with Lightpath Switching over Wavelength Routed Networks,” Proceedings, Fourth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS), IIT Mumbai, India, Dec 16-18, 2010.(Honorable Mention - Best Paper Award Category)
20. B.G. Bathula, J. Plante, and V.M. Vokkarane, “Crosstalk-Aware Anycast Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Optical WDM Networks,” Proceedings, Fourth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS), IIT Mumbai, India, Dec 16-18, 2010. (Honorable Mention - Best Poster Award Category)
21. N. Charbonneau and V.M. Vokkarane, “Multicast Advance Reservation RWA Heuristics in Wavelength-Routed Networks,” Proceedings, IEEE Globecom 2010, Optical Networks and Systems Symposium, Miami, FL, Dec. 2010

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