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Fiber network survivability

T. Flanagan
- 01 Jun 1990 - 
- Vol. 28, Iss: 6, pp 46-53
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An approach to ring-based network design that simplifies the planning process and minimizes network cost is provided and a representative network study is presented to justify the choice of SPRINGs and matched nodes for the target architecture.
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At the transport layer in interoffice and interexchange networks, shared protection rings (SPRINGS) interconnected at matched nodes can provide 100% restoration in milliseconds after cable cuts and central office failures. The author introduces the SPRING and explains how its capacity advantage over other ring configurations enables it to be the most economical solution in more applications. Transport restoration technologies-1+1 diversity, digital crossconnect systems, and SPRINGS-in interoffice and interexchange environments are compared. A representative network study is presented to justify the choice of SPRINGs and matched nodes for the target architecture. Recommendations on how to evolve today's asynchronous networks in preparation for a fully survivable SONET ring-based network are also provided. Generic ring planning guidelines and network examples are presented to demonstrate how today's networks can be evolved to provide end-to-end survivable SONET transport. An approach to ring-based network design that simplifies the planning process and minimizes network cost is provided. >

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Survivable network architectures for broad-band fiber optic networks: model and performance comparison

TL;DR: The study show that a 'single homing' architecture with 1:N diverse protection provides affordable survivability for fiber cable cuts and for future architectures, the self-healing rings could both improve survivability and reduce costs.
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Principles and technologies for planning survivability-a metropolitan case study

TL;DR: Results of an access link survivability assessment showed that, with some reconfiguration to fiber already in place, the access network could be made survivable in the downtown core.
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Planning a SONET network

TL;DR: The author presents the results of studies conducted to establish deployment strategies and triggers which guarantee the maximum benefit from SONET at each phase of its deployment, and the S/DMS product family, which is specifically designed to capture these benefits in a multivendor environment.