TRIDENT: an automated approach to traffic engineering in IP/MPLS over ASON/GMPLS networks
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Burst contention avoidance schemes in hybrid GMPLS-enabled OBS/OCS optical networks
ONDM'09 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling
Transport plane resource discovery mechanisms for ASON/GMPLS meshed transport networks
ONDM'07 Proceedings of the 11th international IFIP TC6 conference on Optical network design and modeling
Multi-timescale economics-driven traffic management in MPLS networks
Network performance engineering
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The article summarizes driving forces that are behind automatically switched optical networks. It discusses potential features of ASONs as well as the benefits this concept may offer to carriers and their clients. The article begins with a brief discussion on limitations of existing optical networks, followed by a description of benefits of ASONs and their requirements. A numerical example illustrating the benefits of fast provisioning to the banking sector is given. Major features of ASONs are enumerated and enabling mechanisms are presented. The enabling mechanisms include discovery functions, routing, signaling, as well as protection and restoration schemes. The proposed taxonomy may facilitate understanding of a plethora of features of ASONs and their mutual relations