Title :
Efficient Ethernet Ring Mesh Network Design
Author :
Lee, Dujeong ; Lee, Kyusang ; Yoo, Susang ; Rhee, June-Koo Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
Ethernet ring protection (ERP) is an emerging solution for carrier-grade optical Ethernet networking developed as an ITU-T recommendation. The most recent development of the ERP technique provides multi-ring protection in a mesh packet transport network. The ERP configuration and capacity planning in a ring mesh topology can be optimized in the selection of the interconnected ring hierarchy and logical loop prevention block positions. This paper reports the first investigation to understand the designing principles of protected Ethernet ring mesh networks and proposes an optimized design scheme for cost-effective and reliable ERP networking.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication network topology; ERP technique; Ethernet ring mesh network design; ITU-T recommendation; capacity planning; carrier-grade optical Ethernet networking; interconnected ring hierarchy; logical loop prevention block positions; mesh packet transport network; multiring protection; optimized design scheme; ring mesh topology; Capacity planning; Ethernet networks; Network topology; Protection switching; Reliability; Standards; Topology; Communication system fault tolerance; communication system planning; network reliability; optical communication; ring protection;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2011.2161974