Title :
Experimental end-to-end demonstration of shared N:1 dual homed protection in long reach PON and SDN-controlled core
Author :
McGettrick, Seamas ; Slyne, Frank ; Kitsuwan, Nattapong ; Payne, David B. ; Ruffini, Marco
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Res. Centre, Trinity Coll. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We demonstrate fast restoration of PON services with a dual-homed, shared-OLT protection mechanism. Using the SDN-controlled pan-European GEANT core network, we demonstrate PON protection and end-to-end service restoration times within 40ms and 155ms respectively.
Keywords :
passive optical networks; software defined networking; PON protection; PON services; SDN-controlled pan-European GEANT core network; end-to-end service restoration times; shared N:1 dual homed protection; shared-OLT protection mechanism; time 155 ms; time 40 ms; Broadband communication; Decision support systems; Optical switches; Passive optical networks; Telecommunications; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
