An agile optical layer restoration method for router failures.
The optical layer can provide its IP clients with rapid and efficient restoration for link failures; however, its inability to protect against router failures erodes its attractiveness. Here, we propose a joint IP/optical restoration mechanism suitable for IP offices with a minimum of two backbone r...
Published in: | IEEE Network : the magazine of global information exchange 17, 2 (2003). |
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