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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
Infinera Corporation, Annapolis Junction, MD (US);
Parveen Kumar Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Nikhil Kumar Satyarthi, Bangalore, IN;
Omer Faruk Yilmaz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Infinera Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A node in an optical network may include a wavelength selective switch (WSS) and a processor. The wavelength selective switch may have a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports for routing and/or power-controlling of optical slices. The wavelength selective switch may have a plurality of control passbands, each control passband including a one or more optical slices. The processor may determine a passband group (PBG) having a plurality of PBG passbands, each of the plurality of PBG passbands corresponding to a particular control passband. The PBG may be used to translate control information, notifications, and/or instructions.