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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2024
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Hamed Pouya, Longueuil, CA;
Benoît Châtelain, Rosemere, CA;
CIENA CORPORATION, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example: obtaining first data indicative of first parallel links between a first pair of network nodes, the first data comprising a first indication of first available frequency slot(s) for a first one of the first parallel links and a second indication of second available frequency slot(s) for a second one of the first parallel links; obtaining second data indicative of a second link between a second pair of network nodes, the second data comprising a third indication of third available frequency slot(s) for the second link; selecting (as a selected link) the first one or the second one of the first parallel links, the selecting being in accordance with an availability in the selected link of a particular available frequency slot; and outputting a route including the selected link and the second link. Other embodiments are disclosed.