Automatic bandwidth optimization for optical networks

A non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a first optical network element, a first signal transmission over an optical communication channel established between the first optical network element and a second optical network element, wherein the first signal transmission is transmitted according to a first set of transmission parameters;
• determining a first quality of signal parameter associated with the first signal transmission;
• determining whether the first quality of signal parameter is worse than a predetermined quality of signal value;
• upon determining that the first quality of signal parameter is not worse than the predetermined quality of signal value, transmitting a second set of transmission parameters for the optical communication channel from the first optical network element to the second optical network element, wherein the second set of transmission parameters are different than the first set of transmission parameters;
• receiving a second signal transmission over the optical communication channel from the second optical network element according to the second set of transmission parameters;
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• determining a second quality of signal parameter associated with the second signal transmission, the first set of transmission parameters and the second set of transmission parameters are different from the first quality of signal parameters and the second quality of signal parameters.

An apparatus comprising:

• an optical transceiver configured to transmit and receive signal transmissions over an optical communication channel established with at least one optical network element;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the optical transceiver, and configured to:
• receive a first signal transmission over the optical communication channel from the at least one optical network element, wherein the first signal transmission is transmitted according to a first set of transmission parameters;
• determine a first quality of signal parameter associated with the first signal transmission;
• determine whether the first quality of signal parameter is worse than a predetermined quality of signal value;
• upon determining that the first quality of signal parameter is not worse than the predetermined quality of signal value, transmit a second set of transmission parameters for the optical communication channel to the at least one optical network element, wherein the second set of transmission parameters are different than the first set of transmission parameters;
• receive a second signal transmission over the optical communication channel from the at least one optical network element according to the second set of transmission parameters;
• and
• determine a second quality of signal parameter associated with the second signal transmission, the first set of transmission parameters and the second set of transmission parameters are different from the first quality of signal parameters and the second quality of signal parameters.