Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Verizon Laboratories Inc.

Verizon Services Corporation

Verizon Services Organization Inc.

Verizon Services Corp. & Verizon Services Organization Inc.

Michael F Lane

Lily F Chen

Vincent T Phuah

Alex E Tserkovny

Sayyid Siddiq Ali

Nee Ben Gee

Stephen S Liu

Mehmet Mustafa

Stephen Shyan-Shiang Liu

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing bandwidth-on-demand telecommunications services over next-generation optical transport networks (NG-OTN). One embodiment of a system providing bandwidth-on-demand services includes a next-generation optical transport network (NG-OTN) having an intelligent control plane (ICP) and new-generation synchronous optical network (NG-SONET) capabilities. A next-generation operation support subsystem (NG-OSS) is communicatively coupled to the NG-OTN. The NG-OTN and the NG-OSS are configured to provide the bandwidth-on-demand services.

Bandwidth-on-demand systems and methods

Methods and apparatus for protecting quality of service during a process involving bridge tap in a communications system are described. Bridge tap may occur during system construction, central office re-concentration, replacement projects, upgrade projects, expansion projects, and installation of back-up cables, etc. Cables, with one end connected to a point in the system, and the other end left unterminated, result in bridge tap. In the bridge tap moderator of the present invention, a plurality of termination networks are attached to a modular connector such that a separate termination load is placed across each connector terminal pair for each corresponding wire pair of the cable. Communication lines can be easily attached to the moderator thereby easily, quickly, and efficiently eliminating bridge tap on a large number of wire pairs. The bridge tap modulator apparatus and method of use also minimize the amount of time bridge tap exists during cable and/or communication device installation. The use of bridge tap moderator results in improved overall system performance reflected in an improvement in attainable sync rate and increase in allowable loop length.

Methods and apparatus for a bridge tap moderator

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Michael F Lane