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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Roberto Magri, Parma, IT;

Piero Castoldi, Vicopisano, IT;

Filippo Cugini, Fidenza, IT;

Francesco Paolucci, Pisa, IT;

Nicola Sambo, Livorno, IT;

Inventors:

Roberto Magri, Parma, IT;

Piero Castoldi, Vicopisano, IT;

Filippo Cugini, Fidenza, IT;

Francesco Paolucci, Pisa, IT;

Nicola Sambo, Livorno, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 11/0066 (2013.01); H04J 14/0271 (2013.01); H04L 45/62 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0073 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract

A path computation client (PCC) can request a path computation element (PCE) to compute a path across a wavelength switched optical network. PCC sends a request which identifies end nodes. The end nodes can support a plurality of possible values of a transmission parameter, such as modulation format or Forward Error Correction (FEC) type. The PCE computes a path between the end nodes and sends a reply to the PCC. The reply identifies the path between the end nodes and identifies a selected value of the transmission parameter for the computed path. The reply can comprise a spectrum assignment for the path. The reply can be a PCE Communication Protocol (PCEP) Reply message.


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