Title :
Multiple failure survivability in WDM networks with p-cycles
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. Networks, Munich Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
Preconfigured protection cycles or "p-cycles" can attain high capacity efficiency and fast protection switching times when deployed in WDM mesh networks. We consider the survivability of p-cycles in presence of multiple failures which can occur in larger networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM mesh networks; WDM networks; capacity efficiency; multiple failure survivability; multiple failures; p-cycles; protection cycles; protection switching times; survivability; Communication networks; Communications technology; Ducts; Intelligent networks; Mesh networks; Network topology; Protection switching; Telecommunication network reliability; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7761-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205157
