Vendor Neutrality Drivers and Hindrances - Optical Spectrum as a Service in Disaggregated and Open Networks

Network disaggregation over the past decade has led to the emergence of Optical Spectrum as a Service (OsaaS). This paper discusses how Telemetry as a Service (TaaS) can help OsaaS operation in disaggregated optical networks and discusses the data communication network requirements for TaaS platform.