A Framework for Managing Faults and Attacks in All-Optical Transport Networks

Published

June 1, 2001

Author(s)

J K. Patel, S U. Kim, David H. Su, M Subramaniam, H A. Choi

Abstract

ult and attack survivability in all-optical transport networks (AOTNs) require new approaches because of unique transmission characteristics. Specifically, fiber non-linearities and network transparency to transmitted signal types may make the network vulnerable to unorthodox attacks. 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 a discussion on attack scenarios and proposes a conceptual framework for modeling faults and attacks in AOTNs.

Proceedings Title

2001 DARPA Information Survivability Conference and Exposition DISCEX 2001

Volume

2

Conference Dates

June 12-14, 2001

Conference Location

Undefined

Conference Title

DARPA Infromation Survivability Conference and Exposition

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

all-optical transport network, fault and attack suvivability, WDM

Citation

Patel, J. , Kim, S. , Su, D. , Subramaniam, M. and Choi, H. (2001), A Framework for Managing Faults and Attacks in All-Optical Transport Networks, 2001 DARPA Information Survivability Conference and Exposition DISCEX 2001, Undefined (Accessed October 18, 2025)