Tutorial Abstract - Increasing IP Network Survivability: An Introduction to Protection Mechanisms

Jonathan Sadler, Tellabs
This talk will discuss the mechanisms used in optical networks to provide highly available services, and their applicability to IP networks. Topics to be covered include:
  1. Protection
  2. What is it?
  3. Protection vs. Dynamic Rerouting
  4. Protection topologies
  5. Linear
  6. Ring
  7. Mesh
  8. Local vs. Global Repair
  9. Protection Hierarchy
  10. Optical Layer
  11. SONET
  12. MPLS/IP
  13. Use in SONET/SDH Networks
  14. APS Switching
  15. UPSR
About the Presenter
Jonathan Sadler is a Lead Engineer in Tellabs' Optical Networking Group. Prior to this job, Jonathan was the Data Services Planner for an RBOC Long Distance Business Unit, where he was responsible for the design of a Nationwide IP and ATM backbone network, as well as the Internal OSI Data Network that supported management of the LD Unit's SONET Equipment.


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