Title :
Partial protection in networks with backup capacity sharing
Author :
Kuperman, Greg ; Modiano, Eytan ; Narula-Tam, Aradhana
Author_Institution :
MIT LIDS, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We develop a novel network protection scheme that guarantees a minimum grade of service upon a link failure by utilizing backup capacity sharing between demands. Our scheme achieves up to 83% reductions in protection resources.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical links; telecommunication services; backup capacity sharing; link failure; optical network; partial protection resource; Bifurcation; Electronic mail; Heuristic algorithms; Optical fiber networks; Resource management; Routing; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
