Title :
Multi-layer restoration - the impact on the optical layer
Author :
Gunkel, Matthias
Author_Institution :
Deutsche Telekom Tech. GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
Multi-layer resilience including optical restoration against optical failures and backup interfaces provisioned against port failures is considered from an operator´s perspective. This approach saves 25%-30% of the IP links in Deutsche Telekom´s core network.
Keywords :
IP networks; computer network reliability; optical fibre networks; Deutsche Telekom core network; IP links; multilayer optical restoration; multilayer resilience; optical failures; optical layer; IP networks; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Ports (Computers);
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th3B.1
