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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2002
Ross Saunders, Ottawa, CA;
Avid Lemus, Kanata, CA;
John Somerton, Kanata, CA;
Ashish Duggal, Kanata, CA;
Ross Saunders, Ottawa, CA;
Avid Lemus, Kanata, CA;
John Somerton, Kanata, CA;
Ashish Duggal, Kanata, CA;
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A network diagnostic system is provided for an optical transport network having a plurality of network elements. The network diagnostic system includes at least one network element having a network diagnostic operation integrated therein and operable to perform the network diagnostic operation, thereby determining a network performance characteristic associated with the optical transport network; a wayside communication subsystem interconnecting the network elements residing in the optical transport network; and a network diagnostic device in data communication with the at least one network element and operable to initiate the network diagnostic operation at the network element.