Title :
Online control-message scheduling for quality of protection (QoP) in DWDM mesh networks
Author :
Sahin, G. ; Subramaniam, S.
Author_Institution :
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Lightpaths in a mesh network may have different restoration time requirements. We show that a priority-based scheduling algorithm incorporated into the restoration signaling protocol can restore significantly higher proportion of connections within the QoP requirements.
Keywords :
mesh generation; multiprotocol label switching; numerical analysis; online operation; processor scheduling; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM mesh network; lightpaths; online control-message scheduling; priority-based scheduling algorithm; quality of protection; restoration signaling protocol; restoration time; Costs; Intelligent networks; Mesh networks; Optical fiber networks; Protection; Protocols; Signal processing; Signal restoration; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248358
