Open Optical Networking

Unleash your optical network with accelerated automation, faster innovation and improved performance

What are open optical networks?

Open optical networks are driving the transformation of optical networks into responsive, automated, and high-value digital platforms. They allow network operators to select the best technology available for their needs without being tied to a single supplier's product lifecycle. By adopting open hardware and software building blocks, network operators can embrace faster innovation, simpler and automated networks and greater flexibility to adapt to changing demands. Nokia provides value-added open optical networking solutions designed for your networks, enabling seamless integration and performance.

Why do networks need to evolve?

Networks must adapt to become more responsive, automated, and scalable to address dynamic and diverse traffic demands. They must support new cloud-based services and business models while enhancing performance and resilience. Networks must also optimize resource utilization to reduce the cost per transported bit. By leveraging open optical network architectures and technologies, operators can reduce CAPEX, lower OPEX, and unlock new revenue-generating opportunities.

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How do open optical networks deliver value?

Open optical networks enable operators to separate network functions to enable each one to innovate at its own pace, expanding your ability to leverage new technologies and maximize performance. Open optical networks also facilitate automated network and service operations, enhancing service activation and availability.

The enabling technologies for open optical networks include:

Open transponders – having optimal performance across diverse optical line systems
Open optical line systems - able to support the latest coherent optics performance and a wide range of third-party open transponders
Software architecture with open APIs and common data models – providing standardized interfaces and network configurations fostering automation, scalability, and interoperability

Nokia Open Optical Networking solutions help you reduce risk, accelerate deployment, maximize performance and deliver added value.

Benefits and features

Nokia offers complete, value-added open optical networking solutions combining complementary hardware, software, and services. The solution’s components utilize open features and automation to maximize coherent optical performance of our chassis-based and data center-optimized compact modular network elements. This results in key benefits for your critical, open network:

Accelerated automation

Simplify your network with network automation via open APIs and data models

Faster innovation

Select the ideal products and technologies for each network layer and domain independently

Improved performance

Make more efficient use of network resources to reduce cost per bit

By adopting the solution, network operators gain access to better network insights, software applications, control systems, and integration and deployment services. These elements work together to unlock the full potential of open optical networks, driving growth, efficiency, and innovation in critical network environments.

Solution components and features

The Nokia Open Optical Networking solution includes modular, value-added components for automated and open optical networking:

Nokia WaveSuite and Transcend automation software suite
Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) for multi-layer SDN management and control
Open line systems (1830 OLS, 1830 PSI-L, 1830 FlexILS)
Open transponders (1830 PSS, 1830 GX, 1830 PSI-M) with open agents
Scalable, agile, and extensible operating system supporting open APIs and data models
Nokia integrated optical subsystems and pluggable coherent optics solutions based on application-optimized digital signal processors (DSPs) and silicon photonics optical engines (PSE and ICE)

Collectively, these enable support for third-party, multi-vendor networks leveraging Nokia open systems integration practices and the Nokia open development and innovation ecosystem.

Open, automated network control and operations software application suite

The Nokia WaveSuite and Transcend automation software suite helps you adapt to the dynamic demands of optical networks with comprehensive solutions for network design, operations and control:

An open programmable management platform makes it easy to automate network operations, integrate with orchestrators and operations and business support systems (OSSs/BSSs), and enhance your overall network management capabilities.
Resource control capabilities let you visualize network topology, support multivendor network initiatives, support northbound application integration with standardized model-driven, intent-based interfaces, and discover optimal network service paths in real time.
A comprehensive platform of ready-to-use applications helps you introduce automation solution categories to optimize, scale and monetize your optical transport network.
Integration with network controllers lets you take advantage of IP/optical cross-domain coordination and service delivery to boost operational efficiency and service velocity.