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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Method and apparatus for managing a frequency spectrum in a wavelength division multiplexing network
Applicant:
Adva Optical Networking SE, Meiningen OT Dreissigacker, DE;
Inventors:
Paul Morkel, Dallas, TX (US);
Sorin Tibuleac, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Assignee:
ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE, Meiningen OT Dreissigacker, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/0227 (2013.01); H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04J 14/026 (2013.01); H04J 14/0224 (2013.01); H04J 14/0279 (2013.01); H04J 14/0283 (2013.01); H04J 14/0284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, network comprising an apparatus adapted to manage a frequency spectrum in the wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, network, the apparatus comprising an adjustment unit adapted to adjust a frequency offset between carriers for each individual carrier depending on performance characteristics of the individual carriers.