Transmission device management device, transmission device management system, transmission device management method and program
A transmitter management device includes: a reception unit that receives a virtual switch configuration request from an upper management system; a determination unit that determines a plurality of paths including transfer processing by different optical transmitters on the basis of the configuration request received by the reception unit; and a setting unit that performs a setting for a plurality of the optical transmitters in such a way that a virtual switch that executes transfer processing on the basis of the paths determined by the determination unit is configured for each one of a plurality of the paths.
1. A transmitter management device comprising a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a virtual switch configuration request from an upper management system;
determining a plurality of multilayer paths including transfer processing by different network devices on a basis of the virtual switch configuration request, wherein:
a first multilayer path among the plurality of multilayer paths utilizes a first network device and a second network device that are respectively operating on different layers of a networking framework to perform transfer processing of a received signal; and
a second multilayer path among the plurality of multilayer paths utilizes only one of the first network device or the second network device to perform transfer processing of the received signal;
performing a setting for the different network devices in such a way that (i) a first virtual switch that executes transfer processing on a basis of the first path is configured for the first path and (ii) a second virtual switch that executes transfer processing on a basis of the second path is configured for the second path; and
managing each of the plurality of multilayer paths as an independent path.
2. The transmitter management device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to set a plurality of optical transmitters as a resource pool.
3. The transmitter management device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to perform a setting for a plurality of optical transmitters of layers different from each other.
4. The transmitter management device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to determine a path in which a plurality of componentized functional units is combined.
5. The transmitter management device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to perform a setting for a plurality of optical transmitters by using a software defined networking protocol.
6. A transmitter management system comprising a plurality of different network devices and a transmitter management device, the transmitter management device comprising a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a virtual switch configuration request from an upper management system;
determining a plurality of multilayer paths including transfer processing by the plurality of different network devices on a basis of the virtual switch configuration request, wherein:
a first multilayer path among the plurality of multilayer paths utilizes a first network device and a second network device that are respectively operating on different layers of a networking framework to perform transfer processing of a received signal; and
a second multilayer path among the plurality of multilayer paths utilizes only one of the first network device or the second network device to perform transfer processing of the received signal;
performing a setting for the different network devices in such a way that (i) a first virtual switch that executes transfer processing on a basis of the first path is configured for the first path and (ii) a second virtual switch that executes transfer processing on a basis of the second path is configured for the second path; and
managing each of the plurality of multilayer paths as an independent path.
7. A transmitter management method comprising:
receiving a virtual switch configuration request from an upper management system;
determining a plurality of multilayer paths including transfer processing by a plurality of different network devices on a basis of the virtual switch configuration request, wherein:
a first multilayer path among the plurality of multilayer paths utilizes a first network device and a second network device that are respectively operating on different layers of a networking framework to perform transfer processing of a received signal; and
a second multilayer path among the plurality of multilayer paths utilizes only one of the first network device or the second network device to perform transfer processing of the received signal;
performing a setting for the plurality of different network devices in such a way that (i) a first virtual switch that executes transfer processing on a basis of the first path is configured for the first path and (ii) a second virtual switch that executes transfer processing on a basis of the second path is configured for the second path; and
managing each of the plurality of multilayer paths as an independent path.