Achieving Resource-Efficient Survivable Provisioning in Service Differentiated WDM Mesh Networks

A resource-efficient provisioning framework (RPF) is proposed in this paper for optical networks providing dedicated path protection (DPP) and shared path protection (SPP) services. The framework reduces resource consumption by considering spare capacity reservation of DPP and SPP cooperatively while provides 100% survivability guarantee and maintains the recovery time for both protection types against the predominant single link failures. To tackle the service provisioning problem under the framework, an integer linear programming (ILP) formulation is presented to find the optimal routing solution for a given set of traffic demands. The objective is to minimize total capacities consumed by working and backup paths of all demands. Then, heuristics are developed for on-line routing under dynamic change of traffic. Numerical results show that compared with traditional provisioning framework (TPF), the RPF has the following advantages: 1) Over 10% capacity savings are achieved for static service provisioning; 2) blocking probability of both protection types is greatly reduced; 3) lower resource overbuild is achieved; and 4) average backup-path hop distance of shared-path-protected flows is reduced. Finally, network survivability in face of double link failures is discussed under the framework.      

WDM网络动态组播业务共享保护算法

该文研究了WDM网络中动态组播业务的保护.为提高网络资源的利用率,降低连接请求阻塞率,和单播业务的共享保护方案类似,组播连接之间也可以共享保护波长.本文提出了一种动态组播业务共享保护算法,并对算法的性能进行了仿真,同时和组播业务专有保护算法进行了比较.仿真结果表明,共享保护算法比专有保护算法使用了更少的波长资源,具有更低的连接阻塞率.     

WDM网状网中支持业务量疏导的区分共享保护算法

该文综合考虑WDM网状网生存性及业务量疏导,采用部分光路共享保护机制为低速业务提供满足其可靠性和带宽需求的连接,提出了一种基于波长分层图的支持业务量疏导的区分共享保护算法—部分共享保护业务量疏导算法PSPTG(PartialShared-pathProtectionalgorithmsupportingTrafficGrooming)。仿真结果表明:该算法可以较好地利用资源。     

Routing Connections With Differentiated Reliability Requirements in WDM Mesh Networks

Reliability has been well recognized as an important design objective in the design of modern high-speed networks. While traditional approaches offer either 100% protection in the presence of single link failure or no protection at all, connections in real networks may have multiple reliability requirements. The concept of differentiated reliability (DiR) has been introduced in the literature to provide multiple reliability requirements in protection schemes that provision spare resources.      

网状WDM网中双链路失效的共享路径保护设计

该文研究了WDM网状网中双链路失效问题,在假定所有链路共享风险链路组(Share Risk Link Group, SRLG)分离的条件下,提出了一种动态共享路径保护(Dynamic Shared-Path Protection,DSPP)算法。DSPP能根据网络状态动态调整链路代价,为每条业务请求选择一条最小代价的工作路由和两条最小代价且SRLG分离的保护路由。仿真表明,DSPP不仅能完全保护双链路失效,并且能在资源利用率、阻塞率和保护切换时间之间进行性能折衷。     

Shared Sub-Path Protection Algorithm in Traffic-Grooming WDM Mesh Networks

In this paper, we investigate the problem of dynamically establishing dependable connections in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) mesh networks with traffic-grooming capabilities. We first develop a new wavelength-plane graph (WPG) to represent the current state of the network. We then propose a dynamic shared sub-path protection (SSPP) scheme based on this WPG. To establish a dependable connection, SSPP first searches a primary path for each connection request, and then it segments the found path into several equal-length sub-paths, and computes their corresponding backup paths, respectively. If two sub-paths in SSPP are fiber-disjoint then their backup paths can share backup resources to obtain optimal spare capacity. Based on dynamic traffic with different load, the performance of SSPP has been investigated via simulations. The results show that SSPP can make the tradeoffs between resource utilization and restoration time.     

Quality-of-Service Based Protection in MPLS Control WDM Mesh Networks

Intelligent methods for automatic protection and restoration are critical in optical transport mesh networks. This paper discusses the problem of quality-of-service (QoS)-based protection in terms of the protection-switching time and availability for end-to-end lightpaths in a WDM mesh network. We analyze the backup lightpath-sharing problem in such networks and study the correlation of the working lightpaths and the impact of the correlation on the sharing of the backup lightpaths. We present a multi-protocol-label-switching (MPLS) control-based fully distributed algorithm to solve the protection problem. The proposed algorithm includes intelligent and automatic procedures to set up, take down, activate, restore, and manage backup lightpaths. It greatly reduces the required resources for protection by allowing the sharing of network resources by multiple backup lightpaths. At the same time, it guarantees, if possible, to satisfy the availability requirement even with resource sharing by taking the correlation of working lightpaths into consideration. A simple analysis of the proposed algorithm in terms of computation time and message complexity indicates that the implementation of the algorithm is practical. The illustrative studies that compare the performance of 1:1, unlimited sharing, and QoS-based backup sharing algorithms indicate that QoS-based sharing achieves comparable performance as unlimited sharing, which is much better than the 1:1 backup scheme in terms of connection blocking probability, average number of connections in the network for a given offered load, and network resource utilization.     

WDM格型光网络中的动态组播共享保护算法

该文针对WDM格型网络中单链路失效的情况,提出了一种保护动态组播业务的基于路径的优化共享保护(PB-OSPM)算法。该算法在基于最优路径对的共享不相交路径(OPP-SDP)算法的基础上,通过引入保护波长使用情况矩阵和波长预留矩阵记录预留波长资源的使用情况,允许不发生冲突的不同组播的保护路径间共享预留波长资源。研究采用欧洲光网络(EON)的拓扑对PB-OSPM算法和OPP-SDP算法在增性网络负载情况下的网络冗余度和同波长资源配置和网络负载情况下动态网络负载的网络连接阻塞率做了仿真。结果表明,相同条件下,PB-OSPM算法比OPP-SDP算法有更低的连接阻塞率。组播业务间波长资源的共享是提高波长资源利用率的有效方法。     

网状WDM网中支持区分可靠性的共享通路保护算法

光纤链路由于共享了某些物理资源(如光缆、管道、通路等),因此存在一定的故障相关性,术语“共享风险链路组(SRLG)”就是用于描述链路之间的这种风险共享关系的。SRLG分离成为保护设计的重要约束。该文研究了支持区分可靠性的SRLG分离共享通路保护设计问题。结合SRLG条件故障概率的概念,提出了部分SRLG分离的共享保护算法PSD-SPP(PartialSRLG-DisjointShared-PathProtection),有效地解决了SRLG分离约束下的区分可靠性设计问题。仿真结果表明该算法既满足了用户的区分可靠要求,又能有效利用资源。     

WDM网络动态组播业务管道失效保护

在光网络的建设中,为降低建设成本,多条链路往往经过同一条管道。在很多情况下,光纤链路的失效是由管道故障引起的,需要为网络的管道故障提供保护。该文研究了动态组播业务的单管道故障保护,给出了两种专有保护算法(SDP-DP和SDS-DP)和一种保护波长共享保护算法(SDS-SDP),并对各算法的连接阻塞率进行了仿真分析。仿真表明,在大部分情况下,由于SDS-SDP共享了连接请求之间的保护波长,SDS-SDP算法的连接阻塞率最低;而在低网络负载的情况下,SDP-DP算法有最低的连接阻塞率。     

Reliable Multipath Provisioning for High-Capacity Backbone Mesh Networks

We investigate reliable multipath provisioning of traffic in high-capacity backbone mesh networks, e.g., next-generation SONET/SDH networks supporting virtual concatenation (VCAT). VCAT enables a connection to be inversely multiplexed on to multiple paths, a feature that may lead to significantly improved performance over conventional single-path provisioning. Other mesh networks such as those employing optical wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) can also benefit from this multipath provisioning approach. We propose effective multipath bandwidth as the metric to provision a connection while satisfying its reliability requirements (measured in terms of availability). We demonstrate that effective multipath bandwidth provides more flexibility and lower blocking probability without the cost and the complexity associated with traditional protection schemes developed for optical WDM and MPLS networks. We also investigate the practical problem of provisioning effective multipath bandwidth with cost constraints. We analyze the tractability of the problem and present a heuristic which results in significantly reduced number of blocked connections due to cost constraints.     

Light-Path Provisioning of the WDM Optical Networks

1IntroductionThere is no doubt that, in the predictable near fu-ture, the circuit switching paradigm will continuously play an active role in the commercial wavelength-divi-sionmultiplexing (WDM) optical networks. In such envi-ronments the end-to-end services are provided by light-paths(LPs) which are established prior to the ses-sion of data transmissions. Like its electronic counter-part, the WDM network is a multi-layer architecture. On the physical layer, the WDM network can be chara…     

业务量疏导WDM网状网中的动态子通路保护算法

该文研究了业务量疏导WDM网状网中的生存性问题,提出一种自适应子通路保护(ASPP)算法。该算法根据网络当前状态以及到达业务连接请求的带宽要求动态调整链路权值;在此基础上选择一条最短路作为工作通路,然后将该通路分为互不重叠的n段子通路(每段经过的链路数为m),并分别找出各自的保护通路。仿真结果表明：ASPP既可以保证业务连接的可靠性要求,同时又允许网络管理者根据一定优化策略调整m值,从而可以在资源利用率和恢复时间之间进行折中。     

A Novel Shared Segment Protection Algorithm for Multicast Sessions in Mesh WDM Networks

This paper investigates the problem of protecting multicast sessions in mesh wavelength‐division multiplexing (WDM) networks against single link failures, for example, a fiber cut in optical networks. First, we study the two characteristics of multicast sessions in mesh WDM networks with sparse light splitter configuration. Traditionally, a multicast tree does not contain any circles, and the first characteristic is that a multicast tree has better performance if it contains some circles. Note that a multicast tree has several branches. If a path is added between the leave nodes on different branches, the segment between them on the multicast tree is protected. Based the two characteristics, the survivable multicast sessions routing problem is formulated into an Integer Linear Programming (ILP). Then, a heuristic algorithm, named the adaptive shared segment protection (ASSP) algorithm, is proposed for multicast sessions. The ASSP algorithm need not previously identify the segments for a multicast tree. The segments are determined during the algorithm process. Comparisons are made between the ASSP and two other reported schemes, link disjoint trees (LDT) and shared disjoint paths (SDP), in terms of blocking probability and resource cost on CERNET and USNET topologies. Simulations show that the ASSP algorithm has better performance than other existing schemes.     

Service-Centric Provisioning in WDM Backbone Networks for the Future Internet

A service level agreement (SLA) is a formal contract between the service provider (SP) and the customer. Among various specifications, the SLA states an availability requirement and a penalty the SP pays if this requirement is violated. Traditional approaches to protection use a fixed deployment of backup resources, or do not consider the status of a service. As more heterogeneous applications use optical wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) backbone network services of the future internet, these service-agnostic approaches are unable to accommodate the differentiated availability requirements. This results in substantial revenue loss either by refusing requests, or by accepting them and then violating their SLAs. In this paper, we propose and investigate the characteristics of a centralized control and management framework for service-aware, admission, and re-provisioning (SAR) in WDM backbone networks of the future internet. Our framework aggressively admits service requests, and dynamically reprovisions existing services by exploiting knowledge of their status. We first propose a GMPLS-based architecture and a revenue model for our analysis. Then we introduce a priority index, called urgency level (UL). An UL is assigned to an existing service indicating its status and relative importance, technically and economically. We reprovision resources by shifting them from low-UL services to provide backups for higher-UL services, which are more at risk of violating their SLAs or which have higher penalties. Our framework increases the revenue for the SP by creating more sales revenue and reducing potential penalties. Numerical results show improved performance in terms of 1) lower resource overbuild; 2) lower bandwidth blocking ratio; 3) higher SLA satisfaction ratio; 4) more balanced SLA violations; and 5) higher overall net revenue. Our framework is also shown to be effective for a range of failure models and penalty strategies.      

无线Mesh网络QoS保障技术综述

首先,简要回顾了无线Mesh网络的基本概况,分析了在无线Mesh网络中提供QoS保障的必要性和重要意义。然后,系统地介绍了无线Mesh网络的物理层、MAC层和路由层QoS保障技术以及跨层QoS设计技术的国内外研究现状,对其进行了细致而科学的分类。最后,给出了它们的研究难点和研究方向。     

一种WDM网状网中基于共享保护的业务量疏导算法

在WDM网络中业务的带宽需求远低于一个波长所提供的带宽,业务量疏导可以聚集低速业务到大容量的光路中从而有效地利用波长带宽资源.目前大多数业务量疏导的研究限于环形网,考虑对WDM网状网中低速业务可靠疏导的文献更少.该文综合考虑WDM网状网生存性及业务量疏导,提出了基于波长分层图的共享保护业务量疏导算法(SPTG-LG,Shared Protection Traffic Grooming algorithm ba,sed on wavelength Layered-Graph),并对算法进行了仿真和分析.     

Connection Management Protocols for Dynamic Lightpath Provisioning in Future WDM Networks

This paper investigates and compares the performance of two GMPLS-based distributed control and management protocols for dynamic lightpath provisioning in future IP networks. The first protocol is a global information-based link state approach that consists of both an integrated RWA algorithm and a signaling algorithm. Two triggering mechanisms for the LSAs update procedures are considered; one is periodic-based and the other is threshold-based. The second protocol is a local-information based fixed alternate link routing approach where the signaling protocol is closely integrated with the RWA protocols.     

Provisioning Methods for Bit-Rate-Differentiated Services in Hybrid Optical Networks

This paper addresses the problem of routing and wavelength assignment of bit-rate-differentiated optical services in a hybrid network. Hybrid optical networks are composed of resources, such as fiber links and photonic/electronic switches, that vary in their capabilities and transmission qualities. These networks are also responsible for the realization of optical services with varying quality-of-service (QoS) guarantees. In such networks, it is required to have a cost-effective assignment of the optical and electronic resources to these services in order to maximize the revenue of the network operator. This paper deals with optical services that are defined according to their tolerance to transmission impairments. We first divide the provisioning problem into two phases: (1) routing and (2) wavelength assignment and regeneration reservation. In the routing phase, a set of k-routes are generated to select from in the second phase, where each route optimizes a specific aspect of the problem (e.g., number of hops, maximum accumulated noise, etc.). The second phase, using the information about the resources along each route, attempts at finding the best wavelength allocation on that route such that the signal quality meets the service-level agreement (SLA). The second phase also uses the minimum number of regenerator ports on intermediate nodes for the purpose of wavelength translation and signal clean-up. Comparisons of the above scheme with a probing-based method, reveal substantial enhancements to the blocking performance with a maximum running time increase of 60%. In addition, the use of multiple routes provides higher reduction in the blocking probability over single-routing schemes. Moreover, the proposed, non-pessimistic, provisioning approach has a major impact on reducing the regeneration budget of the network.     

QoS Provisioning in Wireless Mesh Networks: A Survey

Wireless Personal Communications - With the recent developments in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN), provisioning of Quality of Service (QoS) for real time applications is considered as an important...