This paper proposes a link-based optimized shared-protection algorithm for multicast (LB-OSPM) sessions against single link failure in WDM networks.LB-OSPM allows different protection paths of a working tree to share reserved wavelengths.By introducing wavelength usage matrix and wavelength reservation matrix to record the detailed usage of past reserved wavelengths
LB-OSPM also enables the sharing of reserved wavelengths between protection links belonging to different multicast sessions if these links are not going to act simultaneously.Study uses the topology of European Optical Network (EON) to calculate the network blocking probability of LB-OSPM under various conditions of wavelength resources and network loads.The results demonstrate that LB-OSPM lowers network blocking probability by means of a sharing mechanism.Meanwhile
it assures a 100% restorability rate in the case of single link failure.