Synchronous links organization evaluating platform in PTN networks

In our previous work, a SDH Synchronous Links Organization Testing, Optimizing and Evaluating (SDH-SLOTOE) platform focusing on power communication networks has been founded supported by China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI). In this paper, SDH-SLOTOE is expanded to a PTN-SLOTOE platform. The Ethernet Synchronization Messaging Channel (ESMC) defined in ITU-T G.8264 is supported, and multi-standby synchronous links are also supported. This platform has three main functions-testing, optimizing and evaluating. In testing step, the mistakes and potential mistakes are found out according to the rules. In optimizing step, optimizing strategies are selectable, and the mistakes and potential mistakes are corrected to the best of their abilities under selected strategies. In evaluating step, the entire topology is evaluated. The most significant node and link can be found. At last, a demonstration and its optimized result are presented. The result shows that the PTN-SLOTOE platform can optimize the topology perfectly.