Addressing network survivability issues by finding the K-best paths through a trellis graph

Stavros D. Nikolopoulos, Andreas Pitsillides, David Tipper

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Abstract

Due to the increasing reliance of our society on the timely and reliable transfer of large quantities of information (such as voice, data, and video) across high speed communication networks, it is becoming important for a network to offer survivability, or at least graceful degradation, in the event of network failure. In this paper we aim to offer a solution in the selection of the K-best disjoint paths through a network by using graph theoretic techniques. The basic approach is to map an arbitrary network graph into a trellis graph which allows the application of computationally efficient methods to find disjoint paths. Use of the knowledge of the K-best disjoint paths for improving the survivability of ATM networks at the virtual path and virtual circuit level is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)370-377
Number of pages8
JournalProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
Volume1
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 16th IEEE Annual Conference on Computer Communications, INFOCOM. Part 1 (of 3) - Kobe, Jpn
Duration: 7 Apr 199712 Apr 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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