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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Marc Holness, Hanover, MD (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A method for connecting a plurality of networks. The method may include establishing a first network link between a first network element and a second network element. The first network link may implement an interconnection between a first network and a second network. The method may include establishing a second network link between the first network element and a third network element. The first network element, the second network element, and the third network element may be located on a virtual network. The method may include detecting, over the virtual network, a first network event regarding the first network link. The method may include, in response to detecting the first network event, adjusting the interconnection between the first network and the second network. The method may include disregarding a second network event regarding the second network link.