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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Benjamin K. Peterson, Superior, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a method for optimizing an extension of an optical network to provide service to one or more new customers. The method considers the location of existing network nodes as well as a metropolitan environment where the new customer is located (e.g., the geographical location of streets where fiber may be routed to a customer). Aspects of the present disclosure further employ one of various linear programming models, such as a 1-Layer Model, a 3-Layer Model, a 5-Layer Model and a Dual Path Model to generate cost effective solutions to extend the existing optical network to provide service to the new customers.