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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2013
Jamie Gaudette, Ottawa, CA;
David Weldon Boertjes, Nepean, CA;
Michael Y. Frankel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Loudon T. Blair, Severna Park, MD (US);
Christian Bourget, Stittsville, CA;
Lyndon Y. Ong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jamie Gaudette, Ottawa, CA;
David Weldon Boertjes, Nepean, CA;
Michael Y. Frankel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Loudon T. Blair, Severna Park, MD (US);
Christian Bourget, Stittsville, CA;
Lyndon Y. Ong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides dynamic performance monitoring systems and methods for optical networks to ascertain optical network health in a flexible and accurate manner. The present invention introduces accurate estimations for optical channel performance characteristics based either on existing channels or with a dynamic optical probe configured to measure characteristics on unequipped wavelengths. Advantageously, the dynamic performance monitoring systems and methods introduce the ability to determine physical layer viability in addition to logical layer viability.