Cut Saturation for p-cycle Design Khalid Al-Snaie Electronics Dept., College of Technology Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dale R. Thompson* Department of Computer Science & Computer Engineering (CSCE) University of Arkansas
Ring vs. Mesh
Two Enemies of Fiber
Four-fiber Bidirectional Line- Switched Ring (BLSR), no failure
Four-fiber BLSR, span switching
Four-fiber BLSR, ring switching
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Red Green Blue
Wavelength Path #1 S1 S2 S3 D1 D3 D
Wavelength Path #2 S1 S2 S3 D1 D3 D
Virtual Wavelength Path (VWP) S1 S2 S3 D1 D3 D
One preconfigured protection cycle (p-cycle), no failures
One p-cycle, on-cycle span failure
One p-cycle, straddling span failure
SCP vs JCP in p-cycles Spare capacity placement (SCP) –Route demand using shortest paths –Apply capacity algorithm to find set of p-cycles that minimize spare capacity cost Joint capacity placement (JCP) –Apply capacity algorithm to find working routes and set of p-cycles that minimize spare capacity cost.
Cut Saturation
p-cycle Cut Saturation (PCUT) Load topology and traffic demand. do { Route traffic with JCP or with shortest path algorithm if using SCP. Sort spans by load in descending order. Remove spans one at a time until the network separates into two disconnected components N1 and N2. Add a new span between one of the lowest degree nodes in N1 and one of the lowest degree nodes in N2. Replace deleted spans. Find p-cycles with SCP or JCP. Calculate spare-to-working capacity ratio. } while (spare-to-working capacity ratio is greater than a threshold)
NSF Network
Add span #1 (N0 to N9)
Add span #2 (N7 to N14)
Add span #3 (N15 to N24)
Add span #4 (N10 to N23)
Final Answer (N0 to N9, N7 to N14, N15 to N24, N10 to N23)
Spare-to-working capacity Location of new spans Avg Node Degree S/W SCP (%) S/W JCP (%) S/W Bound (%) Original network N0 to N N0 to N9, N7 to N N0 to N9, N7 to N14, N15 to N N0 to N9, N7 to N14, N15 to N24, N10 to N
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