Applications and status of path computation elements [invited]

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Casellas, Ramon ^a   Munoz, Raul ^a   Martinez, Ricardo ^a   Vilalta, Ricard ^a  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA CTTC   (Spain)

Author keywords

H PCE; Path Computation; Path Computation Elements; PCE; Routing; RSA; RWA; SDN

Indexed keywords

H-PCE; PATH COMPUTATION; PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENTS; PCE; ROUTING; RSA; RWA; SDN;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84887371795     PISSN: 19430620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.5.00A192     Document Type: Article

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