Main WP2 objectives can be summarized as follows:

• Design of efficient and optimized network architectures for new transport networking solutions (metro/regional and core segments) capable of handling huge traffic volume in the most efficient manner (e.g. carbon footprint, minimal joules/bit, overall absolute energy-efficiency etc.)
  • Packet transport network and node architectures with minimized deployment of L3 routers to achieve scalability to 100 Terabit throughput per node with best cost and energy efficiency
  • Verification of architecture solutions by planning, dimensioning and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) optimization studies
• Design of concepts for virtualization of transport resources
• Design of transport architectures reflecting the impact of content distribution schemes
• Design of architectures exploiting new L2 aggregation schemes
• Definition of migration strategies for the introduction of STRONGEST architectures from existing to long term in step-wise approach
• Definition of architectures to be demonstrated in WP4 and inclusion of feedback from implementation
• Definition of routing and restoration mechanisms to be designed in WP3 and demonstrated in WP4