SONET Ring Protection
UPSR - Unidirectional Path Switched Ring
•UPSR – Topology
•Normal Operation

UPSR - Unidirectional Path Switched Ring
•UPSR – Topology
•Protection Operation

BLSR – Bidirectional Line Switched Ring
•BLSR– Topology
•Normal Operation

BLSR – Bidirectional Line Switched Ring
•BLSR– Topology
•Protection Switching

Sonet Ring Detail – Protection Type
•New field “Protection”

Protection type inheritance
•The ring inherits the protection type.

•UPSR – Auto protection enhancement

•BLSR – Protection enhancement
•Transport container - Timeslot selection

•BLSR – Protection enhancement
•Transport container – Routing Table

•Transport container - Logical Content

•UPSR – Protection enhancement
•Logical Auto Routing


•BLSR – Protection enhancement
•Logical Auto Routing - Timeslot selection

•Impact Analyzer – UPSR and BLSR protection

•Impact Analyzer – BLSR protection
