Drop port based shared risk link group systems and methods
Drop port based shared risk link group (SRLG) systems and methods assign SRLG information to drop ports in another level or layer of a network. Thus, drop side SRLG information can be shared between different networks or layers enabling a combination with line side SRLG information within a network to identify and prevent single points of failure across the networks. Typically, SRLG details are assigned to line ports (NNI ports) within a network and this information is not shared with external networks or network layers for routing a connection through the network and the external networks. By assigning SRLG details to a drop port, this information can be relayed between the network and the external networks and considered when planning a route through all of the networks.
1. A method implemented by a controller associated with one or more nodes of a network, comprising:
determining all links at a first layer of the network;
determining all links at a second layer of the network, wherein the first layer and the second layer are different layers, and wherein the second layer is a higher layer network that operates over a lower layer network comprising the first layer;
assigning shared risk link group details inherited from the links at the first layer to the links at the second layer;
assigning access in the first layer to associated links in the second layer;
defining drop side port shared risk link group details to the links in the first layer based on the associated links in the second layer; and
providing the drop side port shared risk link group details to the second layer, wherein drop ports interface the first layer and the second layer such that the drop side port shared risk link group details associated with the first layer are provided to the second layer.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
operating a control plane in the second layer; and
calculating paths over the links in the second layer via the control plane while considering shared risk link group details in the second layer.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the shared risk link group details in the second layer are based on line side interfaces of the links in the second layer.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
initiating a call for a connection spanning the first layer and the second layer;
providing the drop side port shared risk link group details associated with the connection; and
calculating a path for the connection in the second layer utilizing the drop side port shared risk link group details to ensure absolute route diversity between the first layer and the second layer as a whole.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
propagating shared risk link group details from the first layer to a drop port in the second layer.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the drop side port shared risk link group details in the first layer are based on drop side ports of the links in the first layer.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the drop side port shared risk link group details comprise any of a fiber number, a fiber bundle identifier, and a conduit identifier.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises an access network and the second layer comprises a core network, wherein each of the access network and the core network have at least one overlapping link providing a shared risk link group therebetween, and the method further comprising:
routing a connection spanning the access network and the core network with absolute route diversity guaranteed therebetween based on the drop side port shared risk link group details provided to a control plane in the core network.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network and the second layer comprises an Optical Transport Network (OTN) network, wherein each of the WDM network and the OTN network have at least one overlapping link providing a shared risk link group therebetween, and the method further comprising:
routing a connection spanning the WDM network and the OTN network with absolute route diversity guaranteed therebetween based on the drop side port shared risk link group details provided to a control plane in the OTN network.
10. A network, comprising:
a first network comprising a first plurality of network elements interconnected by a first plurality of links, wherein each of the first plurality of network elements comprise circuitry configured to switch one or more of digital signals and optical signals between one another; and
a second network comprising a second plurality of network elements interconnected by a second plurality of links, wherein each of the second plurality of network elements comprise circuitry configured to switch digital signals between one another, wherein the first network and the second network are different networks, wherein the second network is a higher layer network that operates over a lower layer network comprising the first network, and wherein a control plane operates within the second network,
wherein each of the first plurality of network elements is assigned associated links in the second network for access,
wherein each of the first plurality of network elements comprise drop ports which have defined drop side port shared risk link group details based on the assigned associated links in the second network, wherein the drop ports interface the first network and the second network such that the drop side port shared risk link group details are shared between the first network and the second network, and
wherein the drop side port shared risk link group details associated with the first network are provided to the control plane of the second network for routing consideration.
11. The network of claim 10 , wherein the control plane is configured to calculate paths over the second plurality of links while considering shared risk link group details in the second network.
12. The network of claim 11 , wherein the shared risk link group details in the second network are based on line side interfaces of the second plurality of links.
13. The network of claim 10 , wherein the control plane is configured to:
initiate a call for a connection spanning the first network and the second network;
receive the drop side port shared risk link group details associated with the connection; and
calculate a path for the connection in the second network utilizing the drop side port shared risk link group details to ensure absolute route diversity between the first network and the second network as a whole.
14. The network of claim 10 , wherein the control plane is configured to:
propagate shared risk link group details from the first network to a drop port in the second network.
15. The network of claim 10 , wherein the drop side port shared risk link group
details in the first network are based on drop side ports of the first plurality of links.
16. The network of claim 10 , wherein the drop side port shared risk link group
details comprise any of a fiber number, a fiber bundle identifier, and a conduit identifier.
17. The network of claim 10 , wherein the first network comprises an access
network and the second network comprises a core network, wherein each of the access network and the core network have at least one overlapping link providing a shared risk link group therebetween, and the control plane is configured to:
route a connection spanning the access network and the core network with absolute route diversity guaranteed therebetween based on the drop side port shared risk link group details provided to a control plane in the core network.
18. The network of claim 10 , wherein the first network comprises a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network and the second network comprises an Optical Transport Network (OTN) network, wherein each of the WDM network and the OTN network have at least one overlapping link providing a shared risk link group therebetween, and the control plane is configured to:
route a connection spanning the WDM network and the OTN network with absolute route diversity guaranteed therebetween based on the drop side port shared risk link group details provided to a control plane in the OTN network.
19. A network element, comprising:
one or more line ports;
a switching mechanism between the one or more line ports, wherein the switching mechanism comprises circuitry configured to switch one or more of channels, timeslots, tributary units, packets, and wavelengths; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more line ports and the switching mechanism, wherein a control plane operates on the controller and the controller is configured to:
obtain shared risk link group information for links at a layer in which the network element operates;
receive drop side port shared risk link group details from another network element operating at a different layer but sharing a connection through the network element, wherein the network element is a higher layer network element that operates over a lower layer network element comprising the other network element operating at the different layer; and
calculate a path for the connection based on the shared risk link group information and the drop side port shared risk link group details thereby guaranteeing absolute route diversity for the connection through the layer and the different layer, wherein drop ports interface the layer and the different layer such that the drop side port shared risk link group details associated with the layer are shared between the layer and the different layer.
20. The network element of claim 19 , wherein the shared risk link group information is based on line side interfaces in the layer, and wherein the drop side port shared risk link group details is based on drop side ports in the different layer.