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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Applicant:
Rachid Laalaoua, Longjumeau, FR;
Inventor:
Rachid Laalaoua, Longjumeau, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to determine a spectral route between a departure node (N) and an arrival node (N) in a WDM optical telecommunications network, the method comprises a step of determining a spatial route connecting the departure node to the arrival node, said spatial route comprising a sequence of route segments (Li), each route segment directly interconnecting two network nodes and being capable of conveying at least one wavelength. The method further comprises the following steps: