Shared risk representation in networks for troubleshooting, assignment, and propagation across layers

摘要

Shared risk representation in networks for troubleshooting, assignment, and propagation across layers includes obtaining a configuration for a format to represent shared risks in a network; assigning a value to a plurality of shared risks in the network utilizing the format and utilizing a plurality of assignment techniques including automatic assignment and manual assignment; propagating the assigned values of the plurality of shared risks across one or more layers in the network; and storing the assigned values for use in path computation in the network.