Ciena Corporation

Ciena Luxembourg S.a.r.l.

Robert W Keys

Mark R Hinds

Priyanth Mehta

Michael Hubbard

Darwin Evans

Alan G Solheim

Loren Berg

Stephane St-Laurent

Gregory May

Systems and methods for optimization of spectrum sharing in optical line systems include, for at least one fiber having optical spectrum being shared by at least two users in an optical line system, assigning value to the optical spectrum; determining using a policy and the assigned value of the optical spectrum how to partition the optical spectrum between the at least two users; and causing implementation of the partition of the optical spectrum. The assigned value of the optical spectrum can be based on information carrying capacity in bandwidth per second. The assigned value of the optical spectrum accounts for performance versus frequency, such that, e.g., two or more of the at least two users have different amounts of the optical spectrum from one another.

Optimization of spectrum sharing in optical line systems

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Stittsville, Canada

Robert W Keys