Protected Working Groups-based Resilient Resource Provisioning in MCF-enabled SDM-EONs

Abstract: Space Division Multiplexed- Elastic Optical Networks using Multicore Fibers are a promising and viable solution to meet the increasing heterogeneous bandwidth demands. The extra capacity gained due to spatial parameters in SDM-EONs could encounter detrimental losses if any link fails and timely restoration is not done. This paper proposes a Protected and Unprotected Working Core Groups assignment (PWCG/ UPWCG) scheme for differentiated connection requests in multicore fiber-enabled SDM-EONs. A PWCG is inherently protected by resources in a Dedicated Spare Core Group (DSCG). First, we divide the cores into three groups using traffic and crosstalk considerations. In the second step, we use the obtained core groups for resource provisioning in dynamic network scenarios. The effectiveness of our proposed technique is compared with a Link Disjoint Path Protection (LDPP) technique, and the simulation study verifies our assertions and the findings.