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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Andrea Fumagalli, Dallas, TX (US);
Qingzhong Cai, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Andrea Fumagalli, Dallas, TX (US);
Qingzhong Cai, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
University of Texas System Board of Regents, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for configuring lightpaths within an optical circuit wherein the source node stores requests for a lightpath between the source node and the destination node. Upon receipt of a token at the source node indicating an available space within a wavelength, the source node selects a request stored within the queue based upon a best fit window protocol. A lightpath is then established between the source node and the destination node responsive to a selected request.