Optical Transport Network Migration to Support Future Cloud-based Services and Fifth Generation Mobile Network Requirements

In order to improve the quality of service for the final user, content operators are implementing regional data centers to have the content closer to end users and optimize network latencies. This implies a change in the internet architecture. Traditional transport networks are migrating to data center or inter-cloud interconnection networks to satisfy the demands of the market. The objective of this paper is to propose a migration methodology from the current transport networks to the intercloud networks in order to the operators adapt their networks to take care of the investments and remain in force in the market, analyzing different fiber types, and networks scenarios that can help to improve the quality, latency and flexibility of the telecommunication system.