DocumentCode
1746561
Title
Integrated shim layer
Author
Jing Wu ; Mouftah, H.T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Volume
3
fYear
2001
fDate
17-22 March 2001
Abstract
The integrated shim layer hides the implementation details of optical transport systems. It performs framing, setting up and tearing down lightpaths, performance monitoring, and localized protection switching. It resides in the optical layer as the driver module.
Keywords
Internet; access protocols; computer network reliability; modules; monitoring; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; Internet protocol stack; WDM networks; driver module; framing; integrated shim layer; light path tearing down; localized protection switching; optical fibre networks; optical layer; optical transport systems; performance monitoring; setting up; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Fabrics; Integrated optics; Joining processes; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Protection switching; Routing protocols;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-655-9
Type
conf
Filename
928451
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