Chapter Five. Modern Optical Network Control Plane

5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 CONTROL PLANE ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONAL MODEL

5.2.1 Network Model and Layering

5.2.1.1 Client and Server Layer Networks

5.2.1.2 Subnetwork

5.2.1.3 Link

5.2.1.4 Link Connection

5.2.1.5 Subnetwork Connection

5.2.1.6 Network Connection

5.2.1.7 Trail

5.2.1.8 Adaptation Function

5.2.1.9 Trail Termination Function

5.2.2 Partitioning and Control Interfaces

5.2.3 Control Plane Functions

5.2.4 The Data Communications Network

5.3 CONTROL PLANE ASPECTS IN IP NETWORKS

5.3.1 Addressing

5.3.2 Discovery

5.3.3 Routing

5.4 CONTROL OF MPLS NETWORKS

5.4.1 MPLS Overview

5.4.2 Label Distribution

5.4.3 MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE)

5.4.4 MPLS-TE Routing

5.4.5 Recovery in MPLS Networks

5.5 GENERALIZED MPLS (GMPLS)

5.5.1 GMPLS Overview

5.5.2 GMPLS Link Management

5.5.3 GMPLS Routing

5.5.4 GMPLS Signaling

5.6 CONTROL OF ATM NETWORKS: THE P-NNI PROTOCOLS

5.6.1 The P-NNI Hierarchy

5.6.2 Addressing and Identification

5.7 SUMMARY