Title :
Method to Estimate the Break-Even Point Between SLA Penalty Expenses and Protection Costs
Author :
Meusburger, Clara ; Schupke, Dominic A.
Author_Institution :
Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
Operators invest in network protection to ensure high availability levels for service level agreements (SLAs), which also involve non-fulfillment penalties. Risking penalties, postponing protection is an option to delay investments with an estimatable break-even point.
Keywords :
costing; optical fibre networks; SLA; break-even point; protection cost; service level agreements; Availability; Communication networks; Costs; Delay estimation; Equations; Investments; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Protection; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528516
