Telstra, in partnership with Ericsson and Ciena, has enhanced its optical network to support automated increased resiliency for Telstra’s inter-capital network. Through the deployment of Layer Zero (Wavelength) Control Plane feature, Telstra expects its network to become more flexible, programmable, and adaptive. This deployment will help Telstra automatically respond to emergencies such as fiber cuts and system events as well as recover from natural disasters, via wavelength switching.
The Layer Zero (Wavelength) Control Plane feature is designed to enable switching of wavelengths across Telstra’s three paths between the country’s capital cities, providing Telstra’s customers with a service underpinned by automated wavelength switching control.