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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2018
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Gerard L. Swinkels, Ottawa, CA;
Anurag Prakash, Noida, IN;
David W. Boertjes, Nepean, CA;
David Miedema, Ottawa, CA;
Edward Chen, Kanata, CA;
Trevor J. Ibach, Manotick, CA;
Dominic Richens, Perth, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of managing optical services in a node in an optical network utilizing a flexible grid includes utilizing a Media Channel (MC) Trail Termination Point (TTP) to model frequency allocation of a MC on the node; utilizing a Network Media Channel (NMC) Connection Termination Point (CTP) to model a specific port for an optical channel corresponding to the NMC; utilizing a NMC cross connection (CRS) to model a path of the NMC in the MC; and programming hardware in the node based on the MC TTP, the NMC CTP, and the NMC CRS.