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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2010
Doutje T. Van Veen, New Providence, NJ (US);
Adriaan J. DE Lind Van Wijngaarden, New Providence, NJ (US);
Dusan Suvakovic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Doutje T. Van Veen, New Providence, NJ (US);
Adriaan J. De Lind Van Wijngaarden, New Providence, NJ (US);
Dusan Suvakovic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A signal strength corresponding to an incoming optical burst from each of a plurality of optical nodes is measured. The measurements can be performed at system start-up, configuration/installation of the optical nodes and/or at certain intervals of operation of the optical nodes. Signal strength information for the optical nodes based on the measurements is stored in memory. When scheduling the optical nodes for transmission, a preferred transmission order is determined in response to the stored signal strength information. In an embodiment, the preferred order is determined to reduce differences in signal strength levels between consecutive optical bursts.