System and method for transmitting a data stream in a network

A system comprising one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a network controller and from a first node of a network, information associated with a data stream of the network, wherein the information associated with the data stream comprises a level of security for the data stream;
• determining, by the network controller, a segmentation for the data stream, wherein the segmentation comprises a plurality of data segments and the plurality of data segments comprises a first data segment;
• determining, by the network controller, a data flow path through the network for each of the plurality of data segments, wherein the data flow path through the network includes a plurality of hops between a plurality of network nodes, wherein the first node of the network is one of the plurality of network nodes;
• determining, by the network controller, a plurality of different wavelengths to assign to the plurality of hops, wherein a number of the plurality of different wavelengths is increased based on the level of security for the data stream, wherein the determining the plurality of different wavelengths comprises determining a different wavelength for each of the plurality of hops between the plurality of network nodes;
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• assigning the plurality of different wavelengths to the plurality of hops between the plurality of network nodes.

One or more computer-readable storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a network controller and from a first node of a network, information associated with a data stream of the network, wherein the information associated with the data stream comprises a level of security for the data stream;
• determining, by the network controller, a segmentation for the data stream, wherein the segmentation comprises a plurality of data segments and the plurality of data segments comprises a first data segment;
• determining, by the network controller, a data flow path through the network for each of the plurality of data segments, wherein the data flow path through the network includes a plurality of hops between a plurality of network nodes, wherein the first node of the network is one of the plurality of network nodes;
• determining, by the network controller, a plurality of different wavelengths to assign to the plurality of hops, wherein a number of the plurality of different wavelengths is increased based on the level of security for the data stream, wherein the determining a plurality of different wavelengths comprises determining a different wavelength for each of the plurality of hops between the plurality of network nodes;
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• assigning the plurality of different wavelengths to the plurality of hops between the plurality of network nodes.