Consideration of connection availability optimization in optical networks

Proceedings - 4th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks: Design and Management of Highly Reliable Networks and Services, DRCN 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 173-180

  Held, M ^a   Wosinska, L ^b   Nellen, P M ^a   Mauz, C ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KTH   (Sweden)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Availability; Communications technology; Intelligent networks; Investments; Laboratories; Optical fiber networks; Protection; Quality of service; Sensitivity analysis; Telecommunication network reliability

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; INVESTMENTS; LABORATORIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; CONNECTION AVAILABILITY; CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE; OPTICAL FIBER NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION POTENTIAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTION STRATEGY; SPARE PARTS PROVISIONING;

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84945902369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DRCN.2003.1275354     Document Type: Conference Paper

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