A Framework for Managing Faults and Attacks in WDM Optical Networks

Abstract

Fault and attack survivability issues concerning physical fiber security in all-optical transport networks (AOTNs) require a new approach taking into consideration AOTN physical characteristics. Furthermore, unlike in electronic networks that regenerate signals at every node, attack detection and isolation schemes may not have access to the overhead bits used to transport supervisory information between regenerators or switching sites to perform their functions. This paper presents an analysis of attack and protection problems in AOTNs and proposes a conceptual framework for modeling attack problems and protection schemes for AOTNs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA511965

Entities

People

  • David H. Su
  • Hyeong-ah Choi
  • Jigesh K. Patel
  • Sung U. Kim
  • Suresh Subramaniam

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Authentication
  • Computer Networks
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Conversion
  • Detection
  • Gain
  • Insertion Loss
  • Losses
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Monitoring
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Optical Filters
  • Physical Properties
  • Physical Security
  • Power Levels
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics