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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Herve A. Fevrier, Plano, TX (US);
Paul D. Pantages, McKinney, TX (US);
Michel W. Chbat, Allen, TX (US);
Anand K. Gonuguntla, Richardson, TX (US);
Zhi Feng, Plano, TX (US);
Xtera Communications, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, a method of managing one or more optical elements includes storing in a memory, provisioning information describing at least one setting of an optical element and monitored information describing at least one operational characteristic of the optical element. At least a portion of the monitored information is correlated with at least a portion of the provisioning information. The method further includes maintaining in the memory, a correlation history comprising the provisioning information stored over time and the monitored information correlated to that provisioning information.