Comparing the Reliability of Regular Topologies on a Backbone Network. A Case Study

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to compare the reliability of regular topologies on a backbone network.The study is focused on a large-scale fiberoptic network. Different regular topological solutionsas single ring, double ring or 4-Regular grid are applied to the case study, and compared in terms ofdegree, diameter, average distance, economical cost and availability. Furthermore, other non-quantitativeparameters such as expandability, embeddability and algorithmic support are introduced.<br/