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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Marian Trnkus, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Loudon T. Blair, Severna Park, MD (US);
Lyndon Y. Ong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anurag Prakash, Noida, IN;
Mohit Chhillar, Delhi, IN;
Marian Trnkus, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Loudon T. Blair, Severna Park, MD (US);
Lyndon Y. Ong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anurag Prakash, Noida, IN;
Mohit Chhillar, Delhi, IN;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Photonic link information collection and advertisement systems and methods enable photonic nodes (e.g., optical amplifiers) to operate within a control plane system in a distributed and real-time manner. For example, the photonic nodes may not require full control plane protocol stacks at each photonic node. In particular, the systems and methods provide a distributed discovery method for photonic links without requiring full participation in the control plane at the photonic nodes. Additionally, the systems and methods include network databases with amplifier configuration information in a control plane enabled network.