Bypassing routes strategy for optical circuits in OPS-based data center networks

In OPS-based data center networks, setting up temporal OCS paths for high-reliability-required large data transmissions is preferred. However, inappropriate OCS path selection could severely affect the original OPS traffic, which is because OCS path may break the network topology and cause OPS packet circulations. We propose to hold bypassing routes for every link of the OCS path when it is established. Then, the OPS packets could bypass the OCS links by being deflected to the bypassing routes. Therefore, this method facilitates the coexistence of OCS in OPS-based data center networks. Simulations demonstrate the benefit achieved by our proposal compared to no-bypassing-route scenarios.