Title :
A control channel management method for creating a reliable and stable control plane for GMPLS-based optical transport networks
Author :
Shimizu, Kaori ; Inoue, Ichiro ; Shiomato, K.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Musashino
Abstract :
This paper primes a control channel management method for GMPLS-based optical transport networks. The proposed mechanism bundles multiple control channels between adjacent nodes into a single ldquologicalrdquo control channel to hide control channel failure from the control plane signaling and routing protocols such as RSVP TE and OSPF-TE The proposed method is based on three ideas: multiple redundant control channels, a keep-alive mechanism, and control plane virtualization. The proposed method is implemented using the standard link management protocol (LMP). The performance of the proposed method is evaluated.
Keywords :
multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre networks; routing protocols; signalling protocols; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network reliability; GMPLS-based optical transport networks; control channel management method; control plane virtualization; link management protocol; multiple control channels; multiple redundant control channels; routing protocols; signaling protocols; single logical control channel; Automatic control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Intelligent networks; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Resource management; Technology management; Control channel; GMPLS; LMP; Virtualization;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Telecommunication Technologies, 2008. APSITT. 7th Asia-Pacific Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bandos Island
Print_ISBN :
978-4-88552-226-0
DOI :
10.1109/APSITT.2008.4653555
