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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Hongming Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Jianwu Hao, Beijing, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A communication method and an optical module are disclosed. In various embodiments the method includes generating, by an optical module, a first packet according to a service packet that passes through the optical module, wherein a source address of the first packet is the same as a source address of the service packet, and wherein a destination address of the first packet is the same as a destination address of the service packet; sending, the first packet in a transmission direction of the service packet; and receiving, a second packet sent by the network device, wherein the second packet indicates that the first transmission path from the optical module to the network device exists, and wherein the second packet instructs the optical module to communicate with a network management system by using the network device and the first transmission path.