Optimization of IP networks with fast reroute mechanisms

This dissertation studies strategies for assigning costs to the interfaces of routers inside an IP network to potentiate the use of Loop-Free Alternates (LFA). LFA is a fast reroute mechanism that has been recently deployed in commercial routers. This mechanism allows routers to forward traffic thro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rodrigues, Miguel Filipe Ramalho (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14695
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/14695