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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2024
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Kevan Peter Jones, Ottawa, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for configuring routes through a multi-rail system. A network element in a Space Division Multiplexed (SDM) optical network includes a first switch connected to a plurality of rails in a west direction relative to the network element; a second switch connected to the plurality of rails in an east direction relative to the network element; and a plurality of optical components, located between and connected to the first switch and the second switch, each optical component supporting a rail of the plurality of rails where each rail includes a fiber path being amplified in the SDM optical network, wherein each of the first switch and the second switch are configured to selectively switch individual rails of the plurality of rails to different optical components of the plurality of optical components.