Title :
A new reliability measure for telecommunication networks
Author :
Feng, Meiping ; Le Vu, Hai ; Zukerman, Moshe
Author_Institution :
ARC Special Res. Center for Ultra-Broadband Inf. Networks, Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A new reliability measure is introduced. The measure takes into account service degradations once the network is disconnected. A network retailer can use this measure to choose an optimal set of paths such that the desired compromise between cost and reliability is achieved.
Keywords :
broadband networks; network topology; optimisation; quality of service; telecommunication network reliability; QoS; cost; optimal paths; reliability measure; service degradations; telecommunication networks; Cost function; Degradation; Law; Legal factors; Quality of service; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2002.803489
