From network design to dynamic provisioning and restoration in optical cross-connect mesh networks an architectural and algorithmic overview.

This article presents a broad overview of the architectural and algorithmic aspects involved in deploying an optical cross-connect mesh network, starting from the network design and capacity planning phase to the real-time network operation phase involving dynamic provisioning and restoration of lig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE Network : the magazine of global information exchange 15, 4 (2001).
1. Verfasser:	Sengupta, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	English
Schlagworte:	1+1 protected lightpaths. IP-centric control architecture. Capacity planning. Centralized scenario. Distributed scenario. Dynamic provisioning. Lightpaths. Neighbor discovery. Network design. Online algorithms. Optical cross-connect mesh networks. Optical networks. Real-time network operation. Restoration. Route computation. Topology discovery. Unprotected lightpaths.