Title :
Seamless access router upgrades through IP/optical integration
Author :
Bailey, Susan R. ; Gopalakrishnan, Vijay ; Mavrogiorgis, Emmanuil ; Pastor, Jorge ; Yates, Jennifer
Abstract :
We describe RFC, a new capability that minimizes customer outages during software and hardware upgrades in ISP networks. RFC is being used by a large Tier-1 ISP to upgrade access routers supporting thousands of customers.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; IP-optical integration; ISP network; RFC; routerFarm architecture; seamless access router upgrade; Hardware; IP networks; Integrated optics; Maintenance engineering; Optical fiber networks; Routing protocols; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
