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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Christopher R. Doerr, Middletown, NY (US);
Gordon T. Wilfong, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Christopher R. Doerr, Middletown, NY (US);
Gordon T. Wilfong, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
Undirected cross connects are provided based on wavelength-selective switches. An undirected Cantor network is disclosed where the switch nodes are wavelength selective switches. An undirected Clos cross connect is also disclosed where one or more undirected switches are undirected Cantor networks having at least one wavelength selective switch.