Optical communications – Multiplex – Optical switching
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-06
2008-05-06
Vanderpuye, Kenneth (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Multiplex
Optical switching
C398S059000, C398S069000, C398S083000, C398S051000, C398S054000, C398S077000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10787496
ABSTRACT:
A method for communicating optical traffic in a network comprising a plurality of network nodes includes receiving traffic to be added to the network at a network node. The network is operable to communicate received traffic in an optical signal comprising one or more channels. The method also includes determining a data rate and one or more destination nodes of the received traffic and assigning the received traffic to one or more of the channels of the optical signal based on the determined data rate and the destination nodes. The method further includes configuring one or more of the network nodes to process the traffic contained in the assigned channels based on the data rate and the destination nodes of the optical traffic and communicating the traffic through network in the assigned channels of the optical signal based on the determined data rate and the one or more destination nodes.
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Aoki Yasuhiko
Kinoshita Susumu
Tian Cechan
Vassilieva Olga I.
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Fujitsu Limited
Le Thi Q.
Vanderpuye Kenneth
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