Title :
Network design and cost analysis of optical VPNs
Author :
Oikonomou, Kostas N. ; Sinha, Rakesh K.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We define three different ways of measuring the cost of providing circuit-based (e.g., optical) VPN services. We give algorithms for computing these cost measures, and compare them empirically on a Tier I service provider´s network.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication services; virtual private networks; Tier I service provider; circuit-based VPN services; cost analysis; optical VPN; Bandwidth; Circuits; Computer networks; Costs; Optical computing; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Telecommunication traffic; Upper bound; Virtual private networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215401
