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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicants:
David W. Park, Kanata, CA;
Lisa M. Gaen, Ottawa, CA;
Gerard L. Swinkels, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/08 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for an agile optical network uses constraint-based rules to minimize route validation computations required when the network is reconfigured. A hierarchical control structure facilitates admission control and insulates admission control from interaction with the physical layer of the network.