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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Benjamin P Niven-jenkins, Ipswich, GB;
John R King, Saxmundham, GB;
Inventors:
Benjamin P Niven-Jenkins, Ipswich, GB;
John R King, Saxmundham, GB;
Assignee:
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wavelength is selected for use in transmitting optical data along a path in an optical network. Wavelengths that are available for use end-to-end along the path are found, the wavelengths that are available on each link attached to each node on the path are found and a wavelength that is available end-to-end and that is more available on the links attached to the nodes is selected.