Title :
Optical layer restoration-an operations perspective
Author_Institution :
AT&T Network Oper., Bedminster, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The deployment of optical layer restoration in large scale networks is examined from the perspective of network operations. Issues addressed include granularity, restoration speed, interworking among network layers, improving reliability and maintainability.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; deployment; granularity; interworking; large scale networks; maintainability; network layers; network operations; operations perspective; optical layer restoration; reliability; restoration speed; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Costs; Explosions; Large-scale systems; Maintenance; Optical fiber networks; Quality of service; SONET; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767821
