Inspec keywords: multiprotocol label switching; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication standards

Other keywords: epidemic network failure; cost effective network performance improvement; large scale transport network; event driven simulation model; strategic resource placement; network planning process; generalised multiprotocol label switching control plane; failure recovery improvement; differentiated repair times; cost effective network survivability design

Subjects: Communication network design, planning and routing; Multiplexing and switching in optical communication; Protocols; Communication switching; Reliability; Optical fibre networks