| 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. |