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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Scott Daniel Wilsey, Mead, WA (US);
K. Gintaras Atkinson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Darren William Oye, Greenacres, WA (US);
BO Wen, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Louis Reis, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Scott Daniel Wilsey, Mead, WA (US);
K. Gintaras Atkinson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Darren William Oye, Greenacres, WA (US);
Bo Wen, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Louis Reis, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
An element manager and programming collect a first element topology from a first element among a plurality of elements in a network. The first element topology describes only connections between the first element and other elements of the plurality directly connected to the first element. The element manager and programming collect a second element topology from a second element among the plurality of elements. The second element topology describes only connections between the second element and other elements of the plurality directly connected to the second element. The element manager and programming merge the element topologies collected from the elements into a single network topology describing connections between the plurality of elements.