Title : 
Evaluation of protection reconfiguration for multiple failures in WDM mesh networks
         
        
            Author : 
Kim, S. ; Lumetta, S.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We evaluate the benefit of reconfiguration after single-link failures in supporting recovery from additional failures. We also develop an intuitive classification of two-link failures to help understand the impact of failures.
         
        
            Keywords : 
failure analysis; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM mesh networks; impact of failures; intuitive classification; multiple failures; protection reconfiguration; single-link failure; two-link failures; Capacity planning; Ducts; Intelligent networks; Mesh networks; Network topology; Path planning; Protection; Spine; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-746-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247607