DocumentCode
2149320
Title
Fast and efficient WDM network protection using p-cycles
Author
Schupke, D.A.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Commun. Networks, Munich Univ. of Technol., Germany
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7378-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027541
Filename
1027541
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