Review Article

Software-Defined Networks for Optical Networks Using Flexible Orchestration: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

Table 7

Gap analysis on physical layer parameters of interest for QoT estimation.

Per-channel wavelengthOpenConfig [94]OpenROADM [91]Open devices [95]

Per-channel modulation, baud rateYesYesYes
Total power EDFA inputYesYesYes
EDFA gainYesYesYes
Per-channel traversed pathYesYesYes
Receiver CD, PMDYesNoNo
Min. acceptable thresholds: OSNR, CD, PMD, min/max powerNoNoNo
Inventory completenessLowMediumLow
Operational completenessVery highHighMedium