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List of Software Tools and Packages Used in Network Topology Design, Monitoring, Visualisation and Optimisation in Industry and Academia

Name Free/Paid Purpose/Used For
Net2Plan Free Network design, planning, and simulation for various network types, including optical networks.
TOTEM Free Traffic Engineering, network design, and failure recovery in IP and optical networks.
OTS (Optical Toolset) Free Simulation of WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) optical networks, design, and planning.
SNAP (Simple Network Architecture Pictograph) Free Network visualization and representation with a focus on ease of use and simplicity.
OPNET Paid Network modeling and simulation for various network types, including optical networks.
VPItransmissionMaker Paid Advanced simulation and design tool for optical communications systems and networks.
OptSim Paid Design and optimization of optical communication systems.
WANDL/IP/MPLSView Paid Network design, planning, management, and traffic engineering for IP, MPLS, and optical networks.
NS-3 (Network Simulator 3) Free General network simulation. Modules can be built for optical network research.
MATLAB (with specific toolboxes) Paid Customizable platform for mathematical modeling and optimization. Often used for creating custom algorithms for optical network problems.
OMNeT++ Free (with a paid variant for commercial use) Discrete event simulation for modeling communication networks, including optical.
DEAP (Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python) Free Evolutionary algorithm framework in Python, including support for Genetic Algorithms and Particle Swarm Optimization.
Opt4J Free A modular Java framework for metaheuristic optimization, supporting GA, PSO, and more.
OR-Tools Free Google's optimization tools that can be applied to various heuristic problems.
ECJ (Evolutionary Computation in Java) Free A comprehensive evolutionary computation research system; supports GAs, PSO, and other algorithms.
JMetal Free Multi-objective optimization with metaheuristics; offers GA, PSO, Tabu Search, etc.
GAlib (Genetic Algorithm Library) Free C++ library for GA applications.
Fast Artificial Neural Network Library (FANN) Free Although primarily for neural networks, it can be combined with metaheuristics like PSO for training and optimization.
Simulated Annealing Library (SALib) Free C++ implementation of Simulated Annealing.
OpenMETA Free Platform for systems design, including metaheuristic optimization.
CPLEX Both (Free for academics, Paid for commercial) Linear and Integer Linear Programming, Non-linear Programming.
Gurobi Both (Free for academics, Paid for commercial) Linear Programming, Non-linear Programming, Integer Linear Programming.
GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit) Free Linear Programming, Integer Linear Programming.
SCIP Both (Free for academic non-commercial use, Paid for commercial) Integer Programming, constraint programming, branch and bound.
LINDO/LINGO Paid Linear, Non-linear, and Integer Programming.
COBYLA (Constrained Optimization BY Linear Approximations) Free Non-linear programming.
CLP (Coin-or linear programming) Free Linear programming solver part of the COIN-OR project.
CBC (Coin-or branch and cut) Free Integer Linear Programming solver that uses branch and cut, part of the COIN-OR project.
BONMIN (Basic Open-source Nonlinear Mixed INteger programming) Free Solves mixed integer nonlinear programming problems.
MOSEK Paid Linear, Non-linear, and Integer Linear Programming. Also supports convex optimization problems.
APMonitor Both (Free for students and academic use, Paid for commercial) Modeling language for optimization and used for linear and non-linear programming.
Xpress Both (Free for academic use, Paid for commercial) ILP, MILP, and a range of optimization problems.
MiniZinc Free High-level modeling language for MILP, constraint programming, and other problems.
CPLEX Python API Both (Free for academics, Paid for commercial) Python interface for ILP, MILP, and other optimization problems using CPLEX.
Gurobi Python API Both (Free for academics, Paid for commercial) Python interface for ILP, MILP, and other optimization problems using Gurobi.
PuLP Free Python Linear Programming API. Can interface with various solvers like CBC, GLPK, CPLEX, and Gurobi.
PySCIPOpt Free Python interface for the SCIP optimization suite, covering ILP, MILP, and more.
OR-Tools (from Google) Free Python-based optimization software that supports MILP and constraint programming.
GLPK via CVXOPT Free Python bindings to GLPK for ILP and MILP through the CVXOPT interface.
MIP (Python package) Free Python tools for modeling and solving mixed integer linear programs.
Pyomo Free Python-based, open-source optimization modeling language for ILP, MILP, and more.
SimAnneal Free Python-based library for Simulated Annealing.
PySwarm Free Python-based Particle Swarm Optimization library.
Optuna Free Python library for optimization using various heuristics including simulated annealing.
JMetalPy Free Python version of JMetal, covering many metaheuristics, including GA, PSO, ACO, and more.
GAft Free Genetic algorithm framework in Python.
Pebl Free Python library that includes tabu search among other methods.
MetaPy Free Python library offering various metaheuristic algorithms.
ACO-Py Free A simple Python implementation of Ant Colony Optimization.
Inspyred Free A Python library for creating evolutionary computations, including GAs, PSO, and many others.
Hydra Free A multi-headed optimization framework in Python that includes PSO, GA, and more.
WAND Free Optical network monitoring and analysis. Provides functionalities for performance monitoring and fault localization in optical networks.
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Paid Comprehensive network performance monitoring tool that supports optical network components.
PRTG Network Monitor Freemium Monitors optical networks and provides insights on bandwidth usage, network performance, and potential faults.
ONMS (Open Network Management System) Free A network management application platform specifically for managing telecommunication networks, including optical ones.
PathSolutions Paid Offers solutions for monitoring the entire network path, including optical networks.
Anue Systems Paid Provides network monitoring solutions and service assurance for optical networks.
Teledyne LeCroy Paid Offers tools for protocol analysis and traffic generation, suitable for optical networks.
Cacti Free An open-source, web-based network monitoring and graphing tool designed as a front-end application for the data logging tool called RRDtool. Suitable for optical networks.
Optical PMD (Python Module) Free Python package for monitoring and managing optical network elements using the SNMP protocol.
Optical Network Simulator (ONS) Free While primarily a simulator, can provide insights useful for monitoring by emulating various optical network scenarios.

General Optical Fiber Communication Software/Packages/Github Repos:

Name Type/Language Access Primary Purpose
GNpy Python Free Optical route planning & optimization
pypho Python Unknown Optical fiber transmission simulation
Pyofss Python Free Optical fibre system simulation
Mininet-Optical Prototype Python Free Optical network simulation with SDN control plane
OptiCommPy Python Free Optical communications systems simulation
ofiber Python Free Light propagation through optical fibers
pyNLO Python Free Nonlinear optics modeling
DTSGUI Python Free Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing Data visualization and processing
SuPyMode Python Free Fiber couplers design & optimization
GNLSE Python Free Nonlinear Light Propagation In Optical Fibers
NFDMLab Python Free Simulating Nonlinear Frequency Division Multiplexing
pyfocs Python Free Processing Fiber Optic Distributed Sensing (FODS) data
Understanding Optics with Python Python Fees Python code supporting material for the book
Optics simulations with Python Python Unknown Optics simulations
PyRPL Python Free Control of phase-only spatial light modulators
POCAL Python Free Optical coating analysis & design
Design of FIber Gratings Python Unknown Design & Optimization of Long Period Fiber Grating Devices
AOTools Python Free Adaptive optics modelling & analysis
Holographic Imaging Python Unknown Numerical reconstruction of holograms
FIINS Python Unknown Simulator for a Far-infrared Double Fourier Interferometer in Space
Dynamic Measurements Python Unknown Dynamic scheduling assistant for atmospheric measurements
pyLLE Python Free Microcomb simulations
ptyLab Python Unknown Inverse modeling toolbox for ptychography
OpenFilters Python Free Design, optimization, and synthesis of optical filters
qp-SLM Python Free Holography suite for spatial light modulators
Opti-MSFA Python Free Design & optimization of multispectral filter arrays
TMM-Fast Python Free Transfer matrix computation for multilayer thin-film optimization
OTF Gym Python Free RL Environment of Layered Optical Thin Film Inverse Design
Benchmarking optical tools Python Unknown Benchmarking schlieren against interferometric measurement
MetaOptics Python Free Designing metasurface optical element GDSII layouts
Teaching Optics Python Unknown Teaching photonic integrated circuits with Jupyter notebooks
PyMieSim Python Free Far-field Mie scattering simulations
Tomosipo Python Free 3D tomography for complex scanning geometries
OptiSystem GUI Fees Optical link planning, testing, & simulation
VPIphotonics Design Suite GUI Fees Photonic circuit & system design
RSoft Design Group GUI Fees Photonic component & system design
PVTrace Python Free Optical system analysis & lens simulations
meep Python/C++ Free Electromagnetic simulations using FDTD method
Lumerical GUI with Python API Fees Photonic simulation tools with automation
OMNeT++ C++ Free Modular, component-based network simulation
ns-3 C++/Python Free General-purpose network simulator
MATLAB and Simulink GUI with MATLAB Language Fees Optical communication systems & photonics simulations
rwa-wdm-sim Python Free Simulator for RWA problem in WDM transparent networks
Arrow Julia Free Simulator for RWA over WDM-based all-optical networks
Req2Route Python Free AI-Based Routing Paradigm for Multi-Domain Optical Networks
Efficient-ML Python Free Identification of attacks and anomalies in optical networks using dimensionality reduction
Bow Python Free Bayesian Optimization System for Wavelength Reconfiguration
Traffic Generator C++/Python Free Traffic generator in optical networks using Poisson Distribution
CEONS Java Free Visualization tool for elastic optical networks
SNDlib Java Free Test library for Survivable fixed telecommunication Network Design

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