The exponentially growing number of Internet users armed with emerging multimedia
Internet applications is continuously thirsty for more network capacity. Wavelength-division …

This article presents a simple integrated provisioning/protection scheme to dynamically
allocate restorable bandwidth guaranteed paths in IP over WDM networks. A guaranteed …

Optical networks based on WDM technology have become a promising solution to realize
transport networks that can meet the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth. As WDM …

The article first presents a broad overview of the fault management mechanisms involved in
deploying a survivable optical mesh network which employs optical crossconnects. We …

We consider an IP-over-WDM network in which network nodes employ optical
crossconnects and IP routers. Nodes are connected by fibers to form a mesh topology. Any …

Expanding Internet-based services are driving the need for evermore bandwidth in the
network backbone. These needs will grow further as new real-time multimedia applications …

Optical networks employing wavelength-division multiplexing and wavelength routing are
potential candidates for future wide area networks. Because these networks are prone to …

Network Recovery is the first book to provide detailed information on protecting and
restoring communication networks, and it sets a sky-high standard for any that may follow …

Due to the explosive growth of data-related traffic driven by the Internet, network reliability
becomes an important issue. We investigate various protection approaches to handle …

Failure protection and restoration is gaining significance as high capacity optical networks
become increasingly ubiquitous. An important design issue that faces the network operator …