Transparent deployment of packet services using optical transport network

A network element suitable for use with an optical transport network, the network element comprising:

• one or more computer processors configured to:
• calculate an optical path from a first packet-terminated optical interface of the network element to a second packet-terminated optical interface of a destination network element coupled with the optical transport network;
• signal, via a packet-terminated circuit, the optical transport network to create the optical path;
• upon successful creation of the optical path, terminate the packet-terminated circuit;
• create an Ethernet interface corresponding to the first packet-terminated optical interface;
• add the Ethernet interface to an Ethernet bundle interface;
• and
• communicate across the optical path using addressing of the Ethernet bundle interface.

A computer program product for use by a network element coupled with an optical transport network, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation that includes:
• calculating an optical path from a first packet-terminated optical interface of the network element to a second packet-terminated optical interface of a destination network element coupled with the optical transport network;
• signaling, via a packet-terminated circuit, the optical transport network to create the optical path;
• upon successful creation of the optical path, terminating the packet-terminated circuit;
• creating an Ethernet interface corresponding to the first packet-terminated optical interface;
• adding the Ethernet interface to an Ethernet bundle interface;
• and
• communicating across the optical path using addressing of the Ethernet bundle interface.