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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Indermohan S. Monga, Lexington, MA (US);
Stephen Suryaputra, Malden, MA (US);
Bruce A. Schofield, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Indermohan S. Monga, Lexington, MA (US);
Stephen Suryaputra, Malden, MA (US);
Bruce A. Schofield, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, MD (US);
Abstract
A system, device, and method for bandwidth management in an optical communication system uses an optical service agent to provide bandwidth management services on behalf of a user. The optical service agent may monitor bandwidth utilization on a connection, control bandwidth utilization on a connection, obtain additional bandwidth for a connection, relinquish excess bandwidth for a connection, and allocate bandwidth among multiple connections, 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.