Fujitsu Corporation

Abirami Sathyamoorthy

Muhammad Sakhi Sarwar

Swati Mittal

Junichi Sugiyama

Calvin Wan

Bijendra Singh

Albert Vinson Smith, Jr

Erik Charles Stewart

Methods and systems for encryption control in optical networks without data loss enable various transitions related to encryption of an ODU data payload. A transition from unencrypted data payload to encrypted data payload is performed without data loss or dropping of OTN frames. A transition from encrypted data payload to unencrypted data payload is performed without data loss or dropping of OTN frames. A rotation of the encryption key to another encryption key is also performed without data loss or dropping of OTN frames.

Encryption control in optical networks without data loss

Methods and systems for simplified encryption key generation in optical networks use a Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to securely generate an encryption key at both endpoints of an optical path provisioned in an optical transport network. Instead of generating yet another key for payload data transmission, the encryption key from TLS is used for encrypting payload data transmission without using the TLS protocol.

Simplified encryption key generation in optical networks

A method may include receiving, at a network interface of a first network element, an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) message from a second network element. The method may also include updating first multicast group data associated with the network interface based on the received IGMP message, the first multicast group data including one or more entries setting forth a multicast group and one or more other network elements which are members of the multicast group. The method may additionally include determining whether the second network element is the sole member of its multicast group based on the IGMP message and the first multicast group data. The method may further include forwarding the IGMP message to a switching element of the first network element in response to determining that the second network element is the sole member of its multicast group, the switching element communicatively coupled to the network interface.

System and method for distributed internet group management protocol processing

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Abirami Sathyamoorthy