Title :
Taking the physical layer seriously in ASTNs
Author :
Aquilina, Michael ; Dower, Peter ; Farrell, Peter ; Hinton, Kerry
Author_Institution :
ARC Special Res. Centre for Ultra-Broadband Inf. Networks, Melbourne Univ., Parkville, VIC
Abstract :
The extension of current ASON/ASTN standards to include "automatic path control" is proposed. This extension will allow the control plane to automatically "fine tune" an optical path to combat trickle errors. This added function can delay or avoid protection switching thereby further reducing system OPEX.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication control; telecommunication standards; ASON standards; ASTN standards; automatic path control; automatically switched optical networks; automatically switched transmission networks; control plane; Automatic control; Bit error rate; Costs; Humans; Optical control; Physical layer; Protection; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519233
