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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Applicants:
Darwin Bruce Evans, Ottawa, CA;
Robert Hadaway, Dunrobin, CA;
Loren Berg, Richmond, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/02 (2006.01); H04Q 11/02 (2006.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01); H04B 10/564 (2013.01); H04B 10/572 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/0221 (2013.01); H04B 10/506 (2013.01); H04B 10/564 (2013.01); H04B 10/572 (2013.01); H04J 14/0278 (2013.01); H04Q 11/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of sharing optical spectrum between a plurality of users of a submarine optical system includes receiving one or more optical signals from the plurality of users of the submarine optical system, wherein each of the plurality of users are assigned a slice of optical spectrum on the submarine optical system; monitoring each of the one or more optical signals to determine compliance with one or more constraints; and adding the one or more optical signals to the submarine optical system if compliant with the one or more constraints.