Routing bandwidth guaranteed paths with local restoration in label switched networks

Li Li, Milind M. Buddhikot, Chandra Chekuri, Katherine Guo

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Abstract

The emerging multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks enable network service providers to route bandwidth guaranteed paths between customer sites. This basic label switched path (LSP) routing is often enhanced using restoration routing which sets up alternate LSPs to guarantee uninterrupted connectivity in case network links or nodes along primary path fail. In this paper, we address the problem of distributed routing of restoration paths, which can be defined as follows: given a request for a bandwidth guaranteed LSP between two nodes, find a primary LSP, and a set of backup LSPs that protect the links along the primary LSP. A routing algorithm that computes these paths must optimize the restoration latency and the amount of bandwidth used. In this paper, we introduce the concept of "backtracking" to bound the restoration latency. We consider three different cases characterized by a parameter called backtracking distance D: 1) no backtracking (D = 0); 2) limited backtracking (D = κ); and 3) unlimited backtracking (D = ∞). We use a link cost model that captures bandwidth sharing among links using various types of aggregate link-state information. We first show that joint optimization of primary and backup paths is NP-hard in all cases. We then consider algorithms that compute primary and backup paths in two separate steps. Using link cost metrics that capture bandwidth sharing, we devise heuristics for each case. Our simulation study shows that these algorithms offer a way to tradeoff bandwidth to meet a range of restoration latency requirements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)437-449
Number of pages13
JournalIEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)
  • Routing
  • Traffic management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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