• DocumentCode
    3527140
  • Title

    Method to Estimate the Break-Even Point Between SLA Penalty Expenses and Protection Costs

  • Author

    Meusburger, Clara ; Schupke, Dominic A.

  • Author_Institution
    Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Operators invest in network protection to ensure high availability levels for service level agreements (SLAs), which also involve non-fulfillment penalties. Risking penalties, postponing protection is an option to delay investments with an estimatable break-even point.
  • Keywords
    costing; optical fibre networks; SLA; break-even point; protection cost; service level agreements; Availability; Communication networks; Costs; Delay estimation; Equations; Investments; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Protection; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528516
  • Filename
    4528516
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3527140