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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Kumar Vijay Peddanarappagari, Plano, TX (US);
Jamil Omar-hatem El-reedy, Allen, TX (US);
Emir Catovic, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kumar Vijay Peddanarappagari, Plano, TX (US);
Jamil Omar-Hatem El-Reedy, Allen, TX (US);
Emir Catovic, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/08 (2006.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an optical communication network, optical communication nodes exchange information detailing power level variations to support management and administration of optical communications. This exchange of information permits nodes to determine aggregate power level variations over light paths to support operations such as selection from available light paths and configuration of optical communication characteristics.