Control plane design in multidomain/multilayer optical networks

Author

Ghani, N. ; Qing Liu ; Benhaddou, Driss ; Rao, Nageswara S. V. ; Lehman, T.

Author_Institution

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Volume

46

Issue

6

fYear

2008

fDate

6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

78

Lastpage

87

Abstract

As optical networks proliferate, there is a growing need to address distributed multi- domain provisioning. Although multi-domain operation has been well-studied in packet/cell- switching networks, the multilayer (granularity) circuit-switched nature of modern optical networks presents a unique set of challenges. This survey addresses control plane design for such heterogeneous infrastructures and describes new challenges in the areas of state dissemination, path computation, and survivability. Sample results from a recent study also are presented.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; packet switching; telecommunication control; telecommunication network reliability; circuit-switched optical networks; control plane design; heterogeneous infrastructures; multidomain-multilayer optical networks; network survivability; packet-cell switching networks; path computation; state dissemination; Ethernet networks; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical control; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Peer to peer computing; Routing; Standards development; Tellurium; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2008.4539470

Filename

4539470