Title :
Inter-layer communication for improving restoration time in optical networks
Author :
Muchanga, Americo ; Wosinska, Lena ; Orava, Fredrik
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
The restoration time in high capacity optical networks has to be kept as short as possible in order to avoid a huge loss of data. This paper discusses several methods to improve restoration time in optical networks and we propose the use of error codes that will trigger immediately the appropriate layer recovery mechanism, which is the best to handle a given fault.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; error codes; high capacity optical networks; interlayer communication; layer recovery mechanism; restoration time; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Protection; SONET;
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.2006.215730
