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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Choudhury A. Al Sayeed, Stittsville, CA;
Edward Chen, Kanata, CA;
David Bownass, Ottawa, CA;
Joanne Wakefield, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for resolving control conflicts in trunk protection links are provided. A head-end node includes a first line-mux controller and a second line-mux controller, first actuator components for a first fiber span, and second actuator components for a second fiber span, wherein the first line-mux controller and the second line-mux controller are configured to control the first actuator components and the second actuator components, respectively, and a trunk protection switch configured to connect an input to each of the first fiber span and the second fiber span.