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    All Systems Broadband/Gigacom Benelux BVBA Semi-Automated Optical Distribution Frame

    March 11, 2016
    As more and more operators move towards SDN-enabled networks, it makes sense to deploy an optical distribution frame, such as the Semi-Automated Optical Distribution Frame (SAODF), that also can be SDN-enabled.
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    As more and more operators move towards SDN-enabled networks, it makes sense to deploy an optical distribution frame, such as the Semi-Automated Optical Distribution Frame (SAODF), that also can be SDN-enabled. In this way, a route that does not qualify for automatic routing can be debugged "on the fly," ensuring that both packet pathways and physical pathways can be manipulated to provide best-case connectivity. Express paths can then be defined to remove loads off of critical optical switches, freeing them to provide the fast switching needed to manage the network.
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    Use of an SAODF will reduce opex, enable real-time service provisioning to create new opportunities and potential revenue streams, improve end-user experience through shorter down times, reduce costs as it reduces the involvements of operators and technicians, helps keep documentation up-to-date and accurate, and promote cleaner fiber management and no manual errors. The SAODF fits perfectly in next-generation network topologies like SDN, NFV, and hybrid (packet-switched) networks. A typical return on investment (ROI) is less than 3 years when the SAODF is used in access networks.Judge's comment: "This is an interesting concept to improve accuracy and reduce operation cost in fiber connections. A good application of industrial robotics."

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