Title :
Bandwidth-Efficient Protection Strategies for Multi-Protected Multi-Service Backbone Networks
Author :
Atkinson, Gary W. ; Akyamac, Ahmet A. ; Nagarajan, Radhakrishnan
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
For backbone IP-over-WDM transport networks, we propose a node-disjoint path protection framework for multi-failure scenarios based on protection tiers plus strategies for backup capacity sharing either employable separately or combinable for significant protection capacity reduction.
Keywords :
IP networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; IP-over-WDM transport networks; backup capacity; bandwidth-efficient protection strategies; multifailure scenario; multiprotected networks; multiservice backbone networks; node-disjoint path protection framework; protection capacity reduction; Bandwidth; Capacity planning; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Protection; Robustness; Spine; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528325
