Control of optical connections in an optical network

Details Control of optical connections in an optical network Control of optical connections in an optical network

2006-05-02

2006-05-02

Ngo, Ricky Q. (Department: 2663)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

Bypass an inoperative channel

C370S254000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07039009

ABSTRACT:
A method for lightpath restoration in a reconfigurable optical network comprises the steps of naming each network addressable element in said reconfigurable optical network, determining current topology in said reconfigurable optical network, determining current resources in said reconfigurable optical network, requesting establishment of a lightpath, requesting reservation of restoration capacity, allocating the lightpath, and reserving the restoration capacity. Also disclosed is a method for lightpath restoration that comprises the steps of reserving restoration capacity, detecting transmission failures in the reconfigurable optical network, handling exceptions as a result of transmission failures, and allocating transmission capacity.

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