Author :
Raptis, Lampros ; Chatzilias, Giorgos ; Manzalini, Antonio ; Cavazzoni, Carlo ; Ricucci, Giuseppe ; Lehr, G. ; Hartmer, U. ; Geerdsen, R. ; Jaeger, M. ; Gladisch, A. ; Colle, D. ; De Maesschalck, S. ; Lievens, I. ; Demeester, P. ; Piergiovanni, Luigi
Abstract :
This paper describes the activities and the preliminary results of the IST Project LION (Layers Interworking in Optical Networks), whose main objective is to design and test a robust and managed transport network based on an automatic switched optical network (ASON).
Keywords :
internetworking; optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication signalling; transport protocols; ASON; IP routers; IST Project LION; Layers Interworking in Optical Networks; WDM systems; automatic switched optical network; managed transport network; network signalling; network survivability; reliable network design; routing protocols; Bandwidth; Costs; IP networks; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Protection; Routing protocols; Telecommunication traffic; Web and internet services;
