Extending end-to-end optical service provisioning and restoration in carrier networks opportunities, issues, and challenges.

In this article, we address the opportunities, issues and challenges associated with end-to-end optical service provisioning and restoration in carrier networks. A number of scenarios are analyzed from a practical perspective, considering important aspects relevant to the management and control plan...

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Published in:	IEEE Communications magazine 42, 1 (2004).
Main Author:	Alanqar, W.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Carrier management systems. Carrier network restoration. End-to-end optical service provisioning. Unified control plane solution. Vendor-specific management.