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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Indermohan S. Monga, Lexington, MA (US);
Stephen Suryaputra, Malden, MA (US);
Bruce A. Schofield, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Vikram Ramachandran, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Indermohan S. Monga, Lexington, MA (US);
Stephen Suryaputra, Malden, MA (US);
Bruce A. Schofield, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Vikram Ramachandran, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, , CA;
Abstract
A system, device, and method for managing connection establishment and related services in an optical communication system uses an optical service agent to manage the connection establishment and related services on behalf of a user. The optical service agent may negotiate various connection and connection-related services, model connections, reserve communication services, establish connections on behalf of the user, and aggregate multiple optical communication paths over a connection, to name but a few. The optical service agent may interact with an optical communication network and/or various peer users in order to obtain and reserve communication services.