Title :
Operational expenditures savings in IP/MPLS over DWDM networks by Multi-layer restoration
Author :
de la Cruz, Beatriz ; Gonzalez de Dios, Oscar ; Lopez, Victor ; Fernandez-Palacios, Juan Pedro
Author_Institution :
Core Network Evolution Team, Telefonica I+D, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
Multi-layer restoration enhances recovery in multiple failure scenarios and can relax the urgency of the reparation of damaged network equipment. This work analyses the operational expenditures (OpEx) savings obtained with multi-layer restoration.
Keywords :
multiprotocol label switching; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM networks; IP-MPLS; OpEx savings; multilayer restoration; multiple failure scenarios; operational expenditures savings; recovery enhancement; Availability; Delays; IP networks; Maintenance engineering; Multiprotocol label switching; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3B.5
