Experimental demonstration of the enhanced optical user network interface (O-UNI) protocol

Abstract

O-UNI is defined as the optical interface between the service provider (optical transport network) and user client equipment. We have built and demonstrated an O-UNI testbed between IPv6 routers through optical network in IPv6 Global Summit, May 2002. This testbed enhances UNI 1.0 with three features: TNA addressing and resolution, control plan recovery, and IPv6 support in both control and data plane. It is more robust and suitable for clients to access to the optical networks.