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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2006
Marvin Ray Young, Richardson, TX (US);
Michael H. Eiselt, Middletown, NJ (US);
Daniel Nooner, Wylie, TX (US);
Jeffrey Pearlman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael L. Cooper, Richardson, TX (US);
Marvin Ray Young, Richardson, TX (US);
Michael H. Eiselt, Middletown, NJ (US);
Daniel Nooner, Wylie, TX (US);
Jeffrey Pearlman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael L. Cooper, Richardson, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automated optical transport system is provided which provides for automatic discovery of system components, automatic inventory of system components, automatic topology detection, automatic provisioning of channels, and automatic characterization and tuning of system components and fiber. The invention provides automation capability through inclusion of management card capabilities at each station which communicates through a reverse propagating service channel. Dynamic and propagation direction independent segments are provided in conjunction with a token-based scheme to repeatedly tune, update and monitor the transport system.