Network Automation using NetDevOps in Optical Networks

In this research, we present an automated NetDevOps pipeline for configuration management, version control, and deployment validation in optical transport networks. The pipeline integrates Ansible playbooks, Python-based NETCONF clients, and RESTCONF APIs for device configuration and end-to-end service provisioning. With Git-based version control, automated rollbacks, and dynamic resource utilization, it ensures scalability, reliability, and efficient management across diverse network devices. By leveraging digital twin environments, the proposed approach enables pre-deployment testing to ensure error-free configurations before live implementation on real devices. Performance evaluation highlights significant improvements in configuration time, resource optimization, and error reduction compared to traditional methods, addressing key challenges in managing large-scale optical network infrastructures.