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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
David W. Jenkins, North Aurora, IL (US);
Ramasubramanian Anand, Plainfield, IL (US);
Hector Ayala, Chicago, IL (US);
Dion Kwun Kit Leung, Aurora, IL (US);
Kenneth M. Fisher, Aurora, IL (US);
David W. Jenkins, North Aurora, IL (US);
Ramasubramanian Anand, Plainfield, IL (US);
Hector Ayala, Chicago, IL (US);
Dion Kwun Kit Leung, Aurora, IL (US);
Kenneth M. Fisher, Aurora, IL (US);
Tellabs Operations, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
Due to demand for more network bandwidth, a need for multi-user optical network topologies has, and will continue to, increase. A method or corresponding apparatus in embodiments of the present invention provide for an availability determination tool for determining and displaying wavelength and subrate availabilities within a network. Benefits of embodiments of a tool include allowing a user to identify the availability and capacity of any wavelength on any network, via an interactive graphical user interface, such as by using three-dimensional representations. In one embodiment, the disclosed availability determination tool allows users to locate and view any combination of available wavelengths between nodes in an optical network topology, and generate graphical and tabular reports of the availability in order to maintain an efficient and organized method or apparatus for determining and controlling wavelengths in a network. Consequently, service providers using the tool can keep performance rates high and costs low.