Publications

Book chapters

← Bounding the router table size in an ISP using RINA
S. Figuerola, J. A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer Riera, V. Reijgs, E. Kenny, M. Lemay, M. Savoie, S. Campbell, M. Ruffini, E. Grasa, A. Willner "Bringing Optical Network Control to the User Facilities: Evolution of the User Controlled Lightpath Provisioning Paradigm", in Cross-Layer Design in Optical Networks, to be published by Springer in 2011
← Energy Efficiency in integrated IT and Optical Network Infrastructures: The GEYSERS approach
Is the Internet an unfinished demo? Meet RINA! →
P. Vicat-Blanc, S. Soudan, S. Figuerola, J.A. García-Espin, J. Ferrer Riera, E. Lopez, J. Buysse, C. Develder, X. Chen, A. Jukan, G. Landi, A. Tzanakaki, M. Brogle, L. van Laarhoven, B. Belter, F. Anhalt, E. Escalona, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou, Y. Demchenko, C. Ngo, C. de Laat, M. Biancani, M. Roth, P. Donadio, J. Jimenez, K. Kowlaczyk, A. Gumaste. "Bringing Optical Networks to the Cloud for a Sustainable Future Internet", in Future Internet Assembly Book, 2011.

Journals

← High Performance Digital Media Network (HPDMnet): An advanced international research initiative and global experimental testbed
Bounding the router table size in an ISP using RINA →
P. Szegepi, J. Ferrer Riera, J.A. García-Espín, M. Hidell, P. Sjödin, P. Söderman, M. Ruffini, D. O’Mahony, A. Bianco, L. Giraudo, M. Ponce de Leon, G. Power, C. Cervelló-Pastor, V. López, S. Naegele-Jackson. "Enabling Future Internet Research: The FEDERICA Case", in IEEE Communications Magazine, Future Internet Architectures: Design and Deployment Perspectives, Volume 49, Issue 7, pages 54-61, 2011.
← Transport over Heterogeneous Networks using the RINA Architecture
Enabling Future Internet Research: The FEDERICA Case →
J. Mambretti, M. Lemay, S. Campbell, H. Guy, T. Tam, E. Bernier, B. Ho, C. de Laat, R. van der Pol, J. Chen, F. Yeh, S. Figuerola, P. Minoves, D. Simeonidou, E. Escalona, N. Amaya Gonzalez, A. Jukan, W. Bziuk, D. Kim, K. Cho, H. Lee, T. Liu. "High Performance Digital Media Network (HPDMnet): An advanced international research initiative and global experimental testbed", in Elsevier Future Generation Computing Systems, Volume 27, Number 2, pages 893-905, 2011
← Converged Optical Network Infrastructures in Support of Future Internet and Grid Services Using IaaS to Reduce GHG Emissions
Enabling Network Resources in the Grid: Functionalities and Services in Harmony →
P. Szegedi, S. Figuerola, M. Campanella, V. Maglaris, C. Cervelló. "With Evolution For Revolution: Managing FEDERICA for Future Internet Research", in IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 47, Issue 7, pages 34-39, 2009.
← Performance Analysis of Harmony, an Optical, Multi-domain Network Resource Broker
With Evolution For Revolution: Managing FEDERICA for Future Internet Research →
S. Figuerola, M. Lemay, V. Reijs, M. Savoie, B. St. Arnaud. "Converged Optical Network Infrastructures in Support of Future Internet and Grid Services Using IaaS to Reduce GHG Emissions", in Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 27, Issue 12, pages 1941-1946, 2009.
← Infrastructure Services for Optical Networks
MANTICORE: Adaptación de un entorno gráfico de configuración de redes IP lógicas →
E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, A. Forns, G. Junyent, J. Mambretti. "Extending the Argia software with a dynamic optical multicast service to support high performance digital media", in Optical Switching and Networking, Vol. 6, Issue 2, pages 120-128, 2009.
← UCLPv2: A Network Virtualization Framework based on web services
Extending the Argia software with a dynamic optical multicast service to support high performance digital media →
S. Figuerola, M. Lemay. "Infrastructure Services for Optical Networks", in Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 1 Issue 2, pages A247-A257, 2009.
← Contributions to the IaaS Framework
Infrastructure Services for Optical Networks →
E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, A. Lopez, G. Junyent, M. Savoie. "UCLPv2: A Network Virtualization Framework based on web services", in IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol 46, Issue 3, pages 126-134, 2008.
← PHOSPHORUS: A single-step on-demand services across multi-domain networks for e-science
Design and Implementation of a Network Resource Reservation System →
E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, A. Lopez, G. Junyent, M. Savoie, B. St. Arnaud, M. Lemay. "Articulated Private Networks in UCLP", in Internet Research, Vol 17, Issue 5, pages 535-545, 2007.
← UCLP in Flow State Routing Platforms
i2CAT experiences in advanced SIP-based communications →
E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, J. Recio, A. Lopez, M. de Palol, L. Ribes, V. Diaz, R. Sanguesa, G. Junyent, M. Savoie. "Video Transcoding in a Grid Network with User Controlled Lightpaths", in Future Generation Computing Systems, Vol 22, pages 920-928, 2006.

International Conferences

← Enabling Future Internet Research: The FEDERICA Case
Bringing Optical Network Control to the User Facilities: Evolution of the User Controlled Lightpath Provisioning Paradigm →
J. Day, E. Trouva, E. Grasa, P. Phelan, M. Ponce de Leon, S. Bunch, I. Matta, L. T. Chitkushev, L. Pouzin. "Bounding the router table size in an ISP using RINA", in the Second International Conference of the Network of the Future, NOF 2011, Paris, France.
← GEYSERS: A Novel Architecture for Virtualization and Co-Provisioning of Dynamic Optical Networks and IT Services
High Performance Digital Media Network (HPDMnet): An advanced international research initiative and global experimental testbed →
E. Trouva, E. Grasa, J. Day, L. Chitkushev, S. Bunch, M. Ponce de Leon, P. Phelan, X. Hesselbach. "Transport over Heterogeneous Networks using the RINA Architecture", in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications, WWIC 2011, Vilanova, Spain.
← MANTYCHORE: An Open Source System for Deploying Networks as a Service
Transport over Heterogeneous Networks using the RINA Architecture →
E. Escalona, S. Peng, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou, J. A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer, S. Figuerola, G. Landi, N. Ciulli, J. Jimenez, B. Belter, Y. Demchenko, C. de Laat, X. Chen, A. Yukan, S. Soudan, P. Vicat-Blanc, J. Buysee, M. de Leenheer, C. Develder, A. Tzanakaki, P. Robinson, M. Brogle, T. Michael Bonher. "GEYSERS: A Novel Architecture for Virtualization and Co-Provisioning of Dynamic Optical Networks and IT Services", in Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2011, Warsaw, Poland.
← Is the Internet an unfinished demo? Meet RINA!
GEYSERS: A Novel Architecture for Virtualization and Co-Provisioning of Dynamic Optical Networks and IT Services →
P. Minoves, S. Figuerola, C. Baez, E. Torras, V. Reijs, L. Fischer, R. Nejabati, D. Simeonidou. "MANTYCHORE: An Open Source System for Deploying Networks as a Service", in TERENA Networking Concerence 2011, Prague, Czech Republic.
← Bringing Optical Networks to the Cloud for a Sustainable Future Internet
MANTYCHORE: An Open Source System for Deploying Networks as a Service →
E. Trouva, E. Grasa, P. Phelan, M. Ponce de Leon, J. Day, I. Matta, L. Chitkushev, S. Bunch "Is the Internet an unfinished demo? Meet RINA!", in TERENA Networking Conference 2011, Prague, Czech Republic.
← An Analytical Model of the Service Provisioning Time within the Harmony Network Service Plane
Bringing Optical Networks to the Cloud for a Sustainable Future Internet →
Tzanakaki, A., Anastasopoulos, M., Georgakilas, K., Buysse, J., De Leenheer, M., Develder, C., Peng, S., Nejabati, R., Escalona, E., Simeonidou, D., Ciulli, N., Landi, G., Brogle, M., Manfredi, A., Lopez, E., Ferrer Riera, J., Garcia-Espin, J.A., Donadio, P., Parladori, G., Jimenez, J. "Energy Efficiency in integrated IT and Optical Network Infrastructures: The GEYSERS approach", in IEEE INFOCOM – Green Communication Networks Workshop, Shangai, China, 2011.
← An Optical Network and IT Infrastructure Virtualisation and Provisioning Framework
Energy Efficiency in integrated IT and Optical Network Infrastructures: The GEYSERS approach →
A. Willner, J. Ferrer, J.A. García-Espín, S. Figuerola, M. de Leenheer, C. Develder. "An Analytical Model of the Service Provisioning Time within the Harmony Network Service Plane", in IEEE GLOBECOM – Management of Emerging Network Systems Workshop, 2010, Miami, FL, USA.
← A new auto-provisioned squat-based traffic management strategy for multiclass networks
An Analytical Model of the Service Provisioning Time within the Harmony Network Service Plane →
S. Figuerola, J. A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer, N. Ciulli. "An Optical Network and IT Infrastructure Virtualisation and Provisioning Framework", in 9th International Conference on Optical Internet, 2010, Jeju, South Korea.
← Software Architectures for the Management and Control of User Owned and Sliceable Networks
An Optical Network and IT Infrastructure Virtualisation and Provisioning Framework →
X. Hesslbach, J. A. García-Espín. "A new auto-provisioned squat-based traffic management strategy for multiclass networks", in EuroNFTraf, 2009, Paris.
← Enabling Network Resources in the Grid: Functionalities and Services in Harmony
Software Architectures for the Management and Control of User Owned and Sliceable Networks →
S. Figuerola, J. A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer, A. Willner. "Scalability Analysis and Evaluation of the Multi-domain, Optical Network Service Plane in Harmony", in European Conference on Optical Communications, ECOC 2009, Viena, Austria.
← With Evolution For Revolution: Managing FEDERICA for Future Internet Research
Scalability Analysis and Evaluation of the Multi-domain, Optical Network Service Plane in Harmony →
S. Figuerola, J. A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer, H. Zhang, M. Savoie. "Enabling Network Resources in the Grid: Functionalities and Services in Harmony", in International Conference on Optical Transparent Networks, ICTON 2009, Azores, Portugal.
← Advance and Immediate Reservations of Virtualized Network Resources“
Converged Optical Network Infrastructures in Support of Future Internet and Grid Services Using IaaS to Reduce GHG Emissions →
S. Figuerola, J.A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer, A. Willner. "Performance Analysis of Harmony, an Optical, Multi-domain Network Resource Broker", in International Conference on Optical Transparent Networks, ICTON 2009, Azores, Portugal
← Extending MANTICORE to manage IP and Virtual Machine slices in the FEDERICA project
Performance Analysis of Harmony, an Optical, Multi-domain Network Resource Broker →
L. Ferrao, X. Barrera, E. Grasa, S. Figuerola. "Advance and Immediate Reservations of Virtualized Network Resources“", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2009, Málaga, Spain.
← Prototype of the interoperability between FEDERICA slices and other IP domains by means of the IPsphere Framework
Advance and Immediate Reservations of Virtualized Network Resources“ →
A. Berna, E. Grasa, S. Figuerola. "Extending MANTICORE to manage IP and Virtual Machine slices in the FEDERICA project", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2009, Málaga, Spain.
← Work in progress: Harmony – Advance Reservations in Heterogeneous Multi-domain Environments
Extending MANTICORE to manage IP and Virtual Machine slices in the FEDERICA project →
J. Pons, S. Figuerola, E. Grasa. "Prototype of the interoperability between FEDERICA slices and other IP domains by means of the IPsphere Framework", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2009, Málaga, Spain.
← Contribución a la Implementación de los servicios web para el proyecto MANTICORE
Prototype of the interoperability between FEDERICA slices and other IP domains by means of the IPsphere Framework →
A. Willner, C. Barz, J. A. García-Espín, J. Ferrer, S. Figuerola, P. Martini. "Work in progress: Harmony – Advance Reservations in Heterogeneous Multi-domain Environments", in IFIP Networking, 2009, Aachen, Germany.
← Extending the UCLP Software with a Dynamic Optical Multicast Service to Support High Performance Digital Media
Eina de Gestió de Xarxes MPLS amb Qualitat de Servei →
E. Grasa, X. Hesselbach, S. Figuerola, V. Reijs, D. Wilson, J. Uzé, L. Fischer, T. de Miguel. "The MANTICORE Project: Providing Users with a Logical IP Network", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2008, Bruges, Belgium.
← Design and Implementation of a Network Resource Reservation System
The MANTICORE Project: Providing Users with a Logical IP Network →
E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, A. Forns, G. Junyent, J. Mambretti. "Extending the UCLP Software with a Dynamic Optical Multicast Service to Support High Performance Digital Media", in 12th Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling, ONDM 2008, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain.
← Implementación de una red de arquitectura IP/MPLS con servicios diferenciados y mecanismos de ingeniería de tráfico
Articulated Private Networks in UCLP →
S. Figuerola, N. Ciulli, M. de Leenheer, A. Binczewski. "PHOSPHORUS: A single-step on-demand services across multi-domain networks for e-science", in Asia Pacific Optical Conference, APOC 2007.
← Articulated Private Networks in UCLP
Implementación de una red de arquitectura IP/MPLS con servicios diferenciados y mecanismos de ingeniería de tráfico →
A. Sanchez, S. Figuerola, G. Junyent, V. Reijs, E. Kenny, M. Ruffini "A User Provisioning Tool for EoMPLS services based on UCLPv1", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2007, Lingby, Denmark.
← i2CAT experiences in advanced SIP-based communications
A User Provisioning Tool for EoMPLS services based on UCLPv1 →
E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, A. Lopez, G. Junyent, M. Savoie, B. St. Arnaud "Articulated Private Networks in UCLP", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2007, Lingby, Denmark.
← Video Transcoding in a Grid Network with User Controlled Lightpaths
Articulated Private Networks in UCLP →
J. Trapero, P. Novell, S. Figuerola, F. Raspall, C. Macian. "i2CAT experiences in advanced SIP-based communications", in TERENA Networking Conference, TNC 2007, Lingby, Denmark.
← Estudi i Desenvolupament d’una O-UNI per a l’adaptació d’UCLP a GMPLS
UCLP in Flow State Routing Platforms →
J. Recio, E. Grasa, S. Figuerola, G. Junyent. "Evolution of the User Controlled Lightpath Provisioning system", in International Conference on Optical Networks, ICTON 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

Ph.D. Theses

← Scalability Analysis and Evaluation of the Multi-domain, Optical Network Service Plane in Harmony
A new auto-provisioned squat-based traffic management strategy for multiclass networks →
Eduard Grasa. "Software Architectures for the Management and Control of User Owned and Sliceable Networks", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisor: Gabriel Junyent, 2009.

M.Sc.Theses

← MANTICORE: Adaptación de un entorno gráfico de configuración de redes IP lógicas
Work in progress: Harmony – Advance Reservations in Heterogeneous Multi-domain Environments →
Carlos Baez. "Contribución a la Implementación de los servicios web para el proyecto MANTICORE", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Xavier Hesselbach, 2009.
← Extending the Argia software with a dynamic optical multicast service to support high performance digital media
Contribución a la Implementación de los servicios web para el proyecto MANTICORE →
Jordi Ferrer. "MANTICORE: Adaptación de un entorno gráfico de configuración de redes IP lógicas", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisor: Xavier Hesselbach, 2009.
← Eina de Gestió de Xarxes MPLS amb Qualitat de Servei
UCLPv2: A Network Virtualization Framework based on web services →
Albert Forns. "Contributions to the IaaS Framework", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: G. Junyent, S. Figuerola, 2008.
← The MANTICORE Project: Providing Users with a Logical IP Network
Contributions to the IaaS Framework →
Josep Pons. "Eina de Gestió de Xarxes MPLS amb Qualitat de Servei", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Sebastià Sallent, Sergi Figuerola, 2008.
← Articulated Private Networks in UCLP
Extending the UCLP Software with a Dynamic Optical Multicast Service to Support High Performance Digital Media →
Laia Ferrao. "Design and Implementation of a Network Resource Reservation System", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Gabriel Junyent, Sergi Figuerola, 2007.
← A User Provisioning Tool for EoMPLS services based on UCLPv1
PHOSPHORUS: A single-step on-demand services across multi-domain networks for e-science →
Joan Antoni García-Espín. "Implementación de una red de arquitectura IP/MPLS con servicios diferenciados y mecanismos de ingeniería de tráfico", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Gabriel Junyent, Sergi Figuerola, 2006.
← Evolution of the User Controlled Lightpath Provisioning system
Video Transcoding in a Grid Network with User Controlled Lightpaths →
Olga Silvent. "UCLP in Flow State Routing Platforms", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Gabriel Junyent, Sergi Figuerola, 2006.
← Establiment Dinàmic de Canals Òptics a través d’un Sistema de Control i Gestió Distribuït
Evolution of the User Controlled Lightpath Provisioning system →
Albert López. "Estudi i Desenvolupament d’una O-UNI per a l’adaptació d’UCLP a GMPLS", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Gabriel Junyent, Sergi Figuerola, 2005.
Estudi i Desenvolupament d’una O-UNI per a l’adaptació d’UCLP a GMPLS →
Eduard Grasa. "Establiment Dinàmic de Canals Òptics a través d’un Sistema de Control i Gestió Distribuït", Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Advisors: Gabriel Junyent, Sergi Figuerola, 2004.