Title :
Fast and efficient WDM network protection using p-cycles
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. Networks, Munich Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
p-Cycles are preconfigured protection cycles for meshed networks. A p-cycle protects on-cycle links, and off-cycle links having p-cycle nodes as endpoints. For WDM-networks, p-cycles can provide fast protection switching times and achieve high resource efficiency.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; protection; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network protection; fast protection switching times; high resource efficiency; meshed networks; off-cycle links; p-cycle; p-cycle nodes; preconfigured protection cycles; Add-drop multiplexers; Communication networks; Communications technology; Ducts; Paper technology; Protection switching; Redundancy; Routing; Switching circuits; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7378-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027541
