All-Optical Label Swapping (AOLS) es una tecnología clave para la implementación de nodos de conmutación completamente óptica de paquetes. Sin embargo, el costo de su desarrollo es proporcional al tamaño del espacio de etiquetas (label space). Debido a que los principios de funcionamiento de AOLS son casos particulares de los del MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS), esta tesis estudia métodos generales, aplicables a ambos, con el propósito de reducir el espacio de etiquetas tanto como sea posible. Modelos de programación lineal entera y heurísticas son propuestos para el caso en el que se permite apilar una etiqueta extra. Encontramos que cerca del 50% del espacio de etiquetas puede ser reducido, si se permite colocar una etiqueta extra en la pila. Además, particularmente para AOLS, encontramos que se puede reducir el espacio de etiquetas cerca al 25% si se duplica la capacidad de los enlaces y se permite re-encaminar el tráfico. / All-Optical Label Swapping (AOLS) forms a key technology towards the implementation of All-Optical Packet Switching nodes for the future optical Internet. However, the capital expenditures of the deployment of AOLS increases with the size of the label spaces. Since AOLS working principle is a particular case of the MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) protocol, this thesis studies generic methods, applicable to both, in order to reduce as much as possible the label space. ILP models and heuristics are proposed for the case in which it is allowed to stack one extra label. In general, we found that 50% of the label space can be saved, if it is permitted to push one extra label in the stack. For the case of AOLS, we found that we can reduce the label space down to 25% if we are allowed to double the link capacity and reroute the traffic.

Orientador: Mauricio Ferreira Magalhães / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T01:20:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Zuliani_LuizGustavo_M.pdf: 512812 bytes, checksum: cab94937633f70467669b12635e8ccb1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Redes totalmente ópticas (fotônicas) controladas por GMPLS (Generalized MultiProtocol Label Switching) são a promessa para lidar com o crescente volume de tráfego IP. Os protocolos de sinalização e roteamento GMPLS, principalmente OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) e RSVP (Resource ReSerVation Protocol), trabalham de tal modo que o cálculo da rota para circuitos ópticos não considera a disponibilidade de comprimentos de onda (labels). Esta solução não é ótima em termos do uso de recursos de rede e da probabilidade de bloqueio de novos circuitos. Para aprimorar este quadro, algoritmos RWA (Routing and Wavelength Assignment) mais eficientes poderiam ser usados para calcular a rota e o comprimento de onda simultaneamente. Estes algoritmos RWA necessitam conhecer a topologia óptica de um modo ainda não descrito pelas atuais especificações do protocolo OSPF. Esta dissertação propõe extensões de Engenharia de Tráfego para o protocolo OSPF para permitir que o plano de controle GMPLS se beneficie do uso de algoritmos RWA mais eficientes. Um protótipo foi desenvolvido e instalado em uma rede óptica emulada para verificar a praticabilidade da solução proposta baseado na sobrecarga de tráfego gerado no plano de controle / Abstract: GMPLS-controlled all-optical networks are the promise to handle the increasing volume of IP traffic. The GMPLS routing and signaling protocols, mainly OSPF and RSVP, work in such a way that the route calculation for optical circuits does not take into account the wavelength (label) availability. This is not optimal in terms of network resources usage and blocking probability of new circuits. To deal with this scenario, more efficient RWA algorithms could be used to calculate the route and the wavelength assignment at one time. These RWA engines need to know the optical topology in a way that is not described by current OSPF standards. This dissertation proposes Traffic Engineering extensions to the OSPF protocol to enable the GMPLS control plane to take advantage of the most effective RWA classes. A prototype was developed and deployed in an optical-emulated copper-based network to verify its feasibility based on the bandwidth overhead generated in the control plane / Mestrado / Engenharia de Computação / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Die schichtenübergreifende Steuerung von Multi-Layer Netzen ermöglicht die Realisierung fortgeschrittener Netzarchitekturen sowie neuartiger Konzepte zur Steigerung der Ausfallsicherheit. Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist ein neues ressourcensparendes Konzept zur Kompensation von Core-Router-Ausfallen in IP-Netzen. Core-Router-Ausfälle führen zur Abkopplung der an Ihnen angeschlossenen Zugangsrouter vom Netz. Daher werden die Zugangsrouter üblicherweise mit jeweils zwei oder mehreren verschiedenen Core-Routern verbunden (engl.: dual homing) was jedoch eine Verdoppelung der Anschlusskapazität im IP Netz bedingt. Bei dem neuen Verfahren - Dual Homing mit gemeinsam genutzten Router-Ersatzressourcen (engl.: dual homing with shared backup router resources, DH-SBRR) - erfolgt die Zugangsrouter-Anbindung zum einen zu einem Core-Router des IP-Netzes und zum anderen zu einem Netzelement der darunterliegenden Transportschicht. Damit lassen sich Router-Ersatzressourcen, die im IP-Netz an beliebigen Stellen vorgehalten werden können, uber das Transportnetz an die Stelle eines ausgefallenen Core-Routers schalten. Die Steuerung dieser Ersatzschaltung geschieht über eine schichten übergreifende, d.h. das Transportnetz- und IP-Netz umfassende Control-Plane - beispielsweise auf Basis von GMPLS. Da beim Umschalten der Routerressourcen auch aktuelle Zustände (bspw. Routing-Tabellen) auf die Router-Ersatzressourcen mit übertragen werden müssen, beinhaltet das neue Verfahren auch Konzepte zur Router-Virtualisierung. Zum Vergleich und zur Bewertung der Leistungsfähigkeit des neuen DH-SBRR Verfahrens werden in der Arbeit verschiedene Zugangsrouter-Homing-Varianten hinsichtlich Netz-Kosten, Netz-Verfügbarkeit, Recovery-Zeit und Netz-Energieverbrauch gegenübergestellt. Als Multi-Layer Netzszenarien werden zum einen IP über WDM und zum anderen IP über OTN (ODU) betrachtet. Zur Bestimmung der minimalen Netz-Kosten ist ein generisches Multi-Layer Netzoptimierungsmodell entwickelt worden, welches bei unterschiedlichen Homing-Architekturen angewendet werden kann. Neben dem Optimierungsmodell zur Netzkostenminimierung wird auch eine Modellvariante zur Minimierung des Energieverbrauchs vorgestellt. Um die Rechenzeit für die Lösung der Optimierungsprobleme zu verringern und damit auch größere Netzszenarien untersuchen zu können bedarf es heuristischer Lösungsverfahren. Im Rahmen der Arbeit ist daher eine neue speziell auf die Multilayer-Optimierungsprobleme zugeschnittene Lösungsheuristik entwickelt worden. Aus der Netzkosten-Optimierung ergibt sich, dass durch den Einsatz von DH-SBBR signifikante Kosteneinsparungen im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Homing-Architekturen realisiert werden können. Änderungen der Verkehrslast, der Kosten der IP-Netzelemente oder der Netztopologie haben keinen signifikanten Einfluss auf dieses Ergebnis. Neben dem Kosten- und Energieeinsparungspotential sind auch die Auswirkungen auf die Netz-Verfügbarkeit und die Recovery-Zeit untersucht worden. Für die Ende-zu-Ende Verfügbarkeit bei Anwendung der verschiedenen Homing-Architekturen Können untere Grenzwerte angegeben werden. Zur Bestimmung der Recovery-Zeit bei Einsatz von DH-SBRR ist ein eigenes analytisches Berechnungsmodell entwickelt und evaluiert worden. Damit kann das DH-SBRR Verfahren zur Einhaltung vorgegebener Recovery-Zeiten (wie sie für bspw. Für bestimmte Dienste gefordert werden) entsprechend parametriert werden. / The emergence of multi-layer networking capabilities opens the path for the development of advanced network architectures and resilience concepts. In this dissertation we propose a novel resource-efficient homing scheme: dual homing with shared backup router resources. The proposed scheme realizes shared router-level redundancy, enabled by the emergence of control plane architectures such as generalized multi-protocol label switching. Additionally, virtualization schemes complement the proposed architecture. Different homing architectures are examined and compared under the prism of cost, availability, recovery time and energy efficiency. Multiple network layers are considered in Internet protocol over wavelength division multiplexing as well as Internet protocol over optical data unit settings - leading to the development of multi-layer optimization techniques. A generic multi-layer network design mathematical model, which can be applied to different homing architecture considerations, is developed. The optimization objective can be adapted to either minimizing the cost for network equipment or the power consumption of the network. In order to address potential issues with regard to computational complexity, we develop a novel heuristic approach specifically targeting the proposed architecture. It is shown that significant cost savings can be achieved - even under extreme changes in the traffic demand volume, in the cost for different types of network equipment, as well as in the network topology characteristics. In order to evaluate occurring tradeoffs in terms of performance, we study the effects on availability and recovery time. We proceed to derive lower bounds on end-to-end availability for the different homing architectures. Additionally, an analytical recovery time model is developed and evaluated. We investigate how service-imposed maximum outage requirements have a direct effect on the setting of the proposed architecture.

Les réseaux optiques dynamiques et flexibles font partie des scénarios d'évolution des réseaux de transport optique. Ceux-ci formeront la base de la nouvelle génération des réseaux optiques de demain et permettront le déploiement efficace des services tel que le Cloud Computing. Cette évolution est destinée à apporter flexibilité et automatisation à la couche optique, mais s'accompagne d'une complexité supplémentaire, notamment au niveau de la gestion et de la commande de cette toute nouvelle génération de réseau. Jusqu'à récemment, les protocoles de routage et de signalisation normalisés ont pris en compte plusieurs paramètres physiques tels que l'information spectrale de la bande passante, le format de modulation, et la régénération optique. Cependant, d'autres paramètres sont encore nécessaires (par exemple, les puissances optiques des liens, le gain des amplificateurs) afin de faire fonctionner efficacement de grands réseaux. Dans ce contexte, il y a un besoin d'étudier les réseaux optiques existants ainsi que les différentes méthodes de prise en compte de la couche photonique dans le plan de contrôle. Le but est d'avoir un réseau optique automatique, flexible et programmable, mais surtout efficace de point de vue économique et opérationnel. L'utilisation de la technologie à grille flexible a un impact sur les réseaux optiques existants, où presque tous les équipements devront être remplacés, ce qui entraînera un coût additionnel pour les opérateurs. Dans ce travail, nous étudions les réseaux optiques actuels et évaluons l'impact de la flexibilité sur les infrastructures existantes. Ensuite, nous identifions plusieurs paramètres optiques à contrôler et proposons des extensions protocolaires afin d'intégrer ces paramètres dans un plan de contrôle GMPLS. De plus, nous développons les algorithmes de routage et de signalisation qui permettent la mise en œuvre d'un plan de contrôle efficace qui répond au besoin de la flexibilité. Enfin, l'ensemble de nos propositions et de nos solutions sont évaluées sur plusieurs topologies réseaux avec des modèles de trafic différents dans le but de valider leur pertinence. / Dynamic and flexible optical networks are among the evolution scenarios of the optical transport networks. These form the basis of the new generation of optical networks of tomorrow and enable the effective deployment of services such as cloud computing. This evolution is intended to provide flexibility and automation to the optical layer. However, it results in additional complexity, particularly in terms of the management and control of this new network generation. Until recently, the standardized routing and signaling protocols have been taking into account several optical parameters like the spectral bandwidth information, modulation format, and optical regeneration. However, other parameters (e.g., link optical powers, gain of optical amplifiers) are still required in order to efficiently operate large optical networks. In this context, there is a need to study the existing optical networks and the different integration methods of the photonic layer in a control plane. The goal is to get an automatic optical network that is flexible, programmable, and at the same time efficient from an economical and operational perspective. The use of flexible grid technology has an impact on existing optical networks, where almost all the equipment must be replaced, resulting in an additional cost to network operators. In this work, we study the current optical networks and evaluate the impact of flexibility on the existing infrastructures. Then, we identify several physical parameters to be controlled and propose protocol extensions in order to integrate these parameters in the GMPLS control plane. In addition, we develop the routing and signaling algorithms that allow the implementation of an efficient control plane that addresses the need for flexibility. Finally, the set of our proposals and solutions are evaluated on multiple network topologies with different traffic patterns in order to validate their relevance.

Die schichtenübergreifende Steuerung von Multi-Layer Netzen ermöglicht die Realisierung fortgeschrittener Netzarchitekturen sowie neuartiger Konzepte zur Steigerung der Ausfallsicherheit. Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist ein neues ressourcensparendes Konzept zur Kompensation von Core-Router-Ausfallen in IP-Netzen. Core-Router-Ausfälle führen zur Abkopplung der an Ihnen angeschlossenen Zugangsrouter vom Netz. Daher werden die Zugangsrouter üblicherweise mit jeweils zwei oder mehreren verschiedenen Core-Routern verbunden (engl.: dual homing) was jedoch eine Verdoppelung der Anschlusskapazität im IP Netz bedingt. Bei dem neuen Verfahren - Dual Homing mit gemeinsam genutzten Router-Ersatzressourcen (engl.: dual homing with shared backup router resources, DH-SBRR) - erfolgt die Zugangsrouter-Anbindung zum einen zu einem Core-Router des IP-Netzes und zum anderen zu einem Netzelement der darunterliegenden Transportschicht. Damit lassen sich Router-Ersatzressourcen, die im IP-Netz an beliebigen Stellen vorgehalten werden können, uber das Transportnetz an die Stelle eines ausgefallenen Core-Routers schalten. Die Steuerung dieser Ersatzschaltung geschieht über eine schichten übergreifende, d.h. das Transportnetz- und IP-Netz umfassende Control-Plane - beispielsweise auf Basis von GMPLS. Da beim Umschalten der Routerressourcen auch aktuelle Zustände (bspw. Routing-Tabellen) auf die Router-Ersatzressourcen mit übertragen werden müssen, beinhaltet das neue Verfahren auch Konzepte zur Router-Virtualisierung. Zum Vergleich und zur Bewertung der Leistungsfähigkeit des neuen DH-SBRR Verfahrens werden in der Arbeit verschiedene Zugangsrouter-Homing-Varianten hinsichtlich Netz-Kosten, Netz-Verfügbarkeit, Recovery-Zeit und Netz-Energieverbrauch gegenübergestellt. Als Multi-Layer Netzszenarien werden zum einen IP über WDM und zum anderen IP über OTN (ODU) betrachtet. Zur Bestimmung der minimalen Netz-Kosten ist ein generisches Multi-Layer Netzoptimierungsmodell entwickelt worden, welches bei unterschiedlichen Homing-Architekturen angewendet werden kann. Neben dem Optimierungsmodell zur Netzkostenminimierung wird auch eine Modellvariante zur Minimierung des Energieverbrauchs vorgestellt. Um die Rechenzeit für die Lösung der Optimierungsprobleme zu verringern und damit auch größere Netzszenarien untersuchen zu können bedarf es heuristischer Lösungsverfahren. Im Rahmen der Arbeit ist daher eine neue speziell auf die Multilayer-Optimierungsprobleme zugeschnittene Lösungsheuristik entwickelt worden. Aus der Netzkosten-Optimierung ergibt sich, dass durch den Einsatz von DH-SBBR signifikante Kosteneinsparungen im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Homing-Architekturen realisiert werden können. Änderungen der Verkehrslast, der Kosten der IP-Netzelemente oder der Netztopologie haben keinen signifikanten Einfluss auf dieses Ergebnis. Neben dem Kosten- und Energieeinsparungspotential sind auch die Auswirkungen auf die Netz-Verfügbarkeit und die Recovery-Zeit untersucht worden. Für die Ende-zu-Ende Verfügbarkeit bei Anwendung der verschiedenen Homing-Architekturen Können untere Grenzwerte angegeben werden. Zur Bestimmung der Recovery-Zeit bei Einsatz von DH-SBRR ist ein eigenes analytisches Berechnungsmodell entwickelt und evaluiert worden. Damit kann das DH-SBRR Verfahren zur Einhaltung vorgegebener Recovery-Zeiten (wie sie für bspw. Für bestimmte Dienste gefordert werden) entsprechend parametriert werden. / The emergence of multi-layer networking capabilities opens the path for the development of advanced network architectures and resilience concepts. In this dissertation we propose a novel resource-efficient homing scheme: dual homing with shared backup router resources. The proposed scheme realizes shared router-level redundancy, enabled by the emergence of control plane architectures such as generalized multi-protocol label switching. Additionally, virtualization schemes complement the proposed architecture. Different homing architectures are examined and compared under the prism of cost, availability, recovery time and energy efficiency. Multiple network layers are considered in Internet protocol over wavelength division multiplexing as well as Internet protocol over optical data unit settings - leading to the development of multi-layer optimization techniques. A generic multi-layer network design mathematical model, which can be applied to different homing architecture considerations, is developed. The optimization objective can be adapted to either minimizing the cost for network equipment or the power consumption of the network. In order to address potential issues with regard to computational complexity, we develop a novel heuristic approach specifically targeting the proposed architecture. It is shown that significant cost savings can be achieved - even under extreme changes in the traffic demand volume, in the cost for different types of network equipment, as well as in the network topology characteristics. In order to evaluate occurring tradeoffs in terms of performance, we study the effects on availability and recovery time. We proceed to derive lower bounds on end-to-end availability for the different homing architectures. Additionally, an analytical recovery time model is developed and evaluated. We investigate how service-imposed maximum outage requirements have a direct effect on the setting of the proposed architecture.

Les noves tecnologies a la xarxa ens permeten transportar, cada cop més, grans volums d' informació i trànsit de xarxa amb diferents nivells de prioritat. En aquest escenari, on s'ofereix una millor qualitat de servei, les conseqüències d'una fallada en un enllaç o en un node esdevenen més importants. Multiprotocol Lavel Switching (MPLS), juntament amb l'extensió a MPLS generalitzat (GMPLS), proporcionen mecanismes ràpids de recuperació de fallada establint camins, Label Switch Path (LSPs), redundants per ser utilitzats com a camins alternatius. En cas de fallada podrem utilitzar aquests camins per redireccionar el trànsit. El principal objectiu d'aquesta tesi ha estat millorar alguns dels actuals mecanismes de recuperació de fallades MPLS/GMPLS, amb l'objectiu de suportar els requeriments de protecció dels serveis proporcionats per la nova Internet. Per tal de fer aquesta avaluació s'han tingut en compte alguns paràmetres de qualitat de protecció com els temps de recuperació de fallada, les pèrdues de paquets o el consum de recursos.En aquesta tesi presentem una completa revisió i comparació dels principals mètodes de recuperació de fallada basats en MPLS. Aquest anàlisi inclou els mètodes de protecció del camí (backups globals, backups inversos i protecció 1+1), els mètodes de protecció locals i els mètodes de protecció de segments. També s'ha tingut en compte l'extensió d'aquests mecanismes a les xarxes òptiques mitjançant el pla de control proporcionat per GMPLS.En una primera fase d'aquest treball, cada mètode de recuperació de fallades és analitzat sense tenir en compte restriccions de recursos o de topologia. Aquest anàlisi ens dóna una primera classificació dels millors mecanismes de protecció en termes de pèrdues de paquets i temps de recuperació. Aquest primer anàlisi no és aplicable a xarxes reals. Per tal de tenir en compte aquest nou escenari, en una segona fase, s'analitzen els algorismes d'encaminament on sí tindrem en compte aquestes limitacions i restriccions de la xarxa. Es presenten alguns dels principals algorismes d'encaminament amb qualitat de servei i alguna de les principals propostes d'encaminament per xarxes MPLS. La majoria dels actual algorismes d'encaminament no tenen en compte l'establiment de rutes alternatives o utilitzen els mateixos objectius per seleccionar els camins de treball i els de protecció. Per millorar el nivell de protecció introduïm i formalitzem dos nous conceptes: la Probabilitat de fallada de la xarxa i l'Impacte de fallada. Un anàlisi de la xarxa a nivell físic proporciona un primer element per avaluar el nivell de protecció en termes de fiabilitat i disponibilitat de la xarxa. Formalitzem l'impacte d'una fallada, quant a la degradació de la qualitat de servei (en termes de retard i pèrdues de paquets). Expliquem la nostra proposta per reduir la probabilitat de fallada i l'impacte de fallada. Per últim fem una nova definició i classificació dels serveis de xarxa segons els valors requerits de probabilitat de fallada i impacte.Un dels aspectes que destaquem dels resultats d'aquesta tesi és que els mecanismes de protecció global del camí maximitzen la fiabilitat de la xarxa, mentre que les tècniques de protecció local o de segments de xarxa minimitzen l'impacte de fallada. Per tant podem assolir mínim impacte i màxima fiabilitat aplicant protecció local a tota la xarxa, però no és una proposta escalable en termes de consum de recursos. Nosaltres proposem un mecanisme intermig, aplicant protecció de segments combinat amb el nostre model d'avaluació de la probabilitat de fallada. Resumint, aquesta tesi presenta diversos mecanismes per l'anàlisi del nivell de protecció de la xarxa. Els resultats dels models i mecanismes proposats milloren la fiabilitat i minimitzen l'impacte d'una fallada en la xarxa. / New network technology enables increasingly higher volumes of information to be carried. Various types of mission-critical, higher-priority traffic are now transported over these networks. In this scenario, when offering better quality of service, the consequences of a fault in a link or node become more pronounced. Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and the extended Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) provide fast mechanisms for recovery from failures by establishing redundant Label Switch Paths as backup paths. With these backups, traffic can always be redirected in case of failure. The main objective of this thesis is to improve some of the current MPLS/GMPLS fault recovery methods, in order to support the protection requirements of the new Internet services. Some parameters, such as fault recovery time, packet loss or resource consumption, all within the scope of this quality of protection, are considered. In this thesis a review and detailed comparison of the MPLS fault recovery methods are presented. Path protection methods (global backups, reverse backups and 1+1 methods), as well as segment protection and local methods are included in this analysis. The extension of these mechanisms to optical networks using GMPLS control plane is also taken into account.In the first phase MPLS fault recovery methods are analyzed without taking into account resource or network topology constraints. This analysis reported a first classification of the best protection methods in terms of packet loss and recovery time. This first analysis cannot be applied to real networks. In real networks, bandwidth or network topology constraints can force a change in the a priori optimal protection choice. In this new scenario, current routing algorithms must be analyzed. The main aspects of the QoS routing methods are introduced, and some of these mechanisms are described and compared. QoS routing algorithms do not include protection as a main objective and, moreover, the same QoS objectives for selecting the working path are used for selecting the backup path. In order to evaluate the quality of protection, two novel concepts are introduced and analyzed: the network failure probability and the failure impact. The physical network provides an initial value of the network protection level in terms of network reliability and availability. A proposal to evaluate network reliability is introduced, and a formulation to calculate the failure impact (the QoS degradation in terms of packet loss and delay) is presented. A proposal to reduce the failure probability and failure impact as well as the enhancement of some current routing algorithms in order to achieve better protection are explained. A review of the traffic services protection requirements and a new classification, based on the failure probability and failure impact values, is also provided in this work.Results show that path protection schemes improve network reliability. Segment/local protection schemes reduce the network failure impact. Minimum impact with maximum reliability can be achieved using local protection throughout the entire network. However, it is not scalable in terms of resource consumption. In this case our failure probability evaluation model can be used to minimize the required resources. Results demonstrate the reduction of the failure impact combining segment protection and our network reliability evaluation model in different network scenarios.In summary, an in-depth analysis is carried out and a formulation to evaluate the network protection level is presented. This evaluation is based on network reliability maximization and failure impact reduction in terms of QoS degradation. A scalable proposal in terms of resource consumption, detailed and experimentally analyzed, offers the required level of protection in different network scenarios for different traffic services.

Orientador: Mauricio Ferreira Magalhães / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T01:33:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Duarte_RafaelLuiz_M.pdf: 1020338 bytes, checksum: 55a286156672abedc8e5b20a444d8a7c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Para o provisionamento de conexões fim-a-fim em domínios ópticos é desejável uma solução de arquitetura que permita o estabelecimento automático destas conexões: A tecnologia GMPLS ofe­rece um plano de controle que especifica mecanismos que estendem o roteamento e a sinalização do mundo IP contribuindo para a configuração automática de conexões em domínios ópticos. Este traba­lho propõe uma arquitetura para o provisionamento de conexões fim-a-fim em redes ápticas GMPLS. Tal arquitetura é baseada na tecnologia Web services e permite o estabelecimento de dois tipos de conexões. A primeira, conhecida como SPC (Soft Permanent Connection), é utilizada pelo gerente do domínio óptico. O SPC conecta dois elementos de rede pertencentes ao mesmo domínio. A se­gunda, é uma conexão fim-a-fim na qual um usuário cliente pode enviar dados através de múltiplos domínios. Neste último caso, o cliente precisa negociar com cada domínio para verificar a disponibi­lidade de recursos. Para tal arquitetura foram criados módulos responsáveis pelo provisionamento e gerenciamento das conexões além da utilização do simulador GLASS para validação da arquitetura proposta / Abstract: For the provisioning of end-to-end connections in optical domains it is desirable to have an archi­tecture that supports the automatic establishment of such connections. The GMPLS technology offers a control plan that specifies mechanisms which extend the routing and the signalling of IP world con­tributing for the automatic configuration of end-to-end connections in optical domains. This work proposes an architecture for the provisioning of end-to-end connections in GMPLS optical networks. Such architecture is based on the Web services technology and allows the establishment of two kinds of connections. The first one, known as SPC (Soft Permanent Connection), is used by the manager of the optical domain. The SPC connects two network elements belonging to the same domain. The se­cond one is an end-to-end connection by which a given client can send data across multiple domains. In this last case the client needs to negotiate with each domain to verify the availability of resources. For such architecture we defined modules responsibIe for the provisioning and management of the connections. The GLASS simulator was used for validation ofthe proposed architecture / Mestrado / Engenharia de Computação / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

In recent years, IP based end-to-end services have grown in popularity. Efficiently meeting the user demand for such services, different techniques for traffic engineering transport networks have been developed. One such technique, currently being developed for multilayered networks, is Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS). GMPLS is a necessary networking technique because provisioning end-to-end services will today, and in the foreseeable future, very likely require the co-operation of multiple network layers. Here, the readiness of GMPLS for optical networks is investigated by reviewing the current support for optical networking components in the GMPLS standard documents. Based on this investigation, a candidate solution for routing and constraint-based path computation in optical network segments has been derived. This candidate solution is shown to efficiently handle the additional attributes and constraints inherent in optical networking components. / De senaste åren har IP-baserade tjänster ökat i popularitet. För att effektivt möta de användarkrav som ställs på sådana tjänster har olika tekniker för att styra transportnätverk utvecklats. En sådan teknik, nu under utveckling för multi-lagrade nätverk, är GMPLS. GMPLS är en nödvändig nätverksteknik eftersom tillhandahållandet av sluttjänster mellan olika användare idag, och inom en överskådlig framtid, mycket sannolikt kommer att kräva samarbete mellan flera nätverkslager. Här undersöks GMPLS färdighet i optiska nätverk genom att se över det nuvarande stödet för optiska nätverkskomponenter i GMPLS standarddokument. Baserat på denna undersökning har en kandidatlösning för routing och begränsad vägberäkning i optiska nätverkssegment tagits fram. Denna kandidatlösning visas effektivt hantera de ytterligare attribut och restriktioner som existerar i optiska nätverkskomponenter.

[pt] O objetivo desta Dissertação é apresentar a análise do comportamento de protocolos e dos métodos de proteção em sistemas ópticos para as futuras redes de altas taxas de transmissão. A demanda por banda de transmissão em redes ópticas vem aumentando sobremaneira nas últimas décadas, principalmente, devido à disseminação do acesso e da utilização da Internet e aos novos tipos de aplicações que ela utiliza, com compartilhamento de vídeos e aplicações em nuvem. Esse aumento de tráfego tem impulsionado fortemente o desenvolvimento de tecnologias de sistemas ópticos que procuram garantir o atendimento a essa demanda. Várias frentes de estudos buscam obter taxas de transmissão de bits mais altas por canais (100Gbps, 400Gbps e 1Tbps), utilizando-se de tecnologias avançadas como o formato de modulação multinível, fibras com baixa perda e área de transmissão efetiva mais larga, amplificação híbrida EDFA/Raman e tecnologias de detecção digital coerente. A taxa máxima de transmissão em sistemas ópticos está saindo do atual 10Gbps e indo na direção dos 40Gbps e 100Gbps, já comercialmente oferecidos, e dos 400Gbps e 1Tbps ainda em desenvolvimento. E esse aumento na taxa de transmissão gera uma necessidade de avaliação do comportamento dos protocolos e métodos de proteção atuais quando aplicados a essas novas redes ultra-rápidas. A mudança para taxas de transmissão tão altas pode requerer diferentes estratégias de operação, e a razão é que os efeitos de retardo de propagação alteram significantemente o controle de fluxo do tráfego. / [en] The aim of this Dissertation is to present an analysis of the behavior of protocols and protection methods in optical communication systems for the ultra high bit rate networks. The demand for optical networking transmission bandwidth is increasing greatly in recent decades, mainly due to the spread of access to and the use of the Internet and new types of services, with video sharing and cloud applications. This increase in traffic has driven strongly the development of optical systems technologies that seek to ensure compliance with this demand. Several fronts of studies seeking to obtain rates from higher bits per channel (100Gbps, 400Gbps and 1Tbps), using advanced technologies such as multilevel modulation format, fibers with low loss and wider effective transmission area, hybrid EDFA/Raman amplification and digital coherent detection technologies. The maximum transmission rate in optical systems is coming out of the current 10Gbps and 40Gbps and going towards the 100Gbps, already commercially offered, and still developing 400Gbps and 1Tbps. This increase in transmission rate generates a need for evaluation of the behavior of current protection protocols and methods when applied to these new ultra-fast networks. The change to so high transmission rates may require different operating strategies, and the reason is that the effects of propagation delay alter significantly the control traffic flow.