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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Paul Tantsis, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Amit Bhardwaj, Petaluma, CA (US);
Ping Yan, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Andrew K. Lie, Petaluma, CA (US);
Lisong Liu, Herndon, VA (US);
Paul Tantsis, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Amit Bhardwaj, Petaluma, CA (US);
Ping Yan, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Andrew K. Lie, Petaluma, CA (US);
Lisong Liu, Herndon, VA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for performing an upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits are disclosed. In one embodiment, the upgrade is generated at a node in communication with the circuits and the method generally comprises providing a list of circuits or spans available for the upgrade and receiving input from a user identifying at least one circuit to be upgraded or at least one span for the upgraded circuit and a type of upgrade to be performed. The method further comprises automatically performing the upgrade.