Dynamic optical switching in a telecommunications network

A method for managing a network, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a computing device associated with a first participant network site connected to a network, a request for a connection of the first participant network site with a second participant network site;
• authenticating one or more portions of the request for the connection;
• transmitting, to a computing device associated with the second participant network site and based on the authenticated one or more portions of the request, an authorization request;
• receiving, from the computing device associated with the second participant network site, an authorization for executing the request for the connection;
• transmitting, to a domain orchestrator and in response to the authorization, an activation instruction, the domain orchestrator configuring an optical switching element to optically connect a first interface of the optical switching element connected to the first participant network site to a second interface of the optical switching element connected to the second participant network site;
• receiving, by the domain orchestrator from the optical switching element, a notification of the connection of the first interface to the second interface;
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• transmitting, by the domain orchestrator, the notification to a master orchestrator for further notification of the connection to the first participant network site and the second participant network site;
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• wherein the request for the connection comprises an identification of the first participant network site, an identification of the second participant network site, and an identification of an optical switching element for the connection and wherein the master orchestrator further authenticates at least one of the identification of the first participant network site, the identification of the second participant network site, or the identification of the optical switching element.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, from a computing device associated with a first participant network site connected to a network, a request for a connection of the first participant network site with a second participant network site;
• authenticating one or more portions of the request for the connection;
• transmitting, to a computing device associated with the second participant network site and based on the authenticated one or more portions of the request, an authorization request;
• receiving, from the computing device associated with the second participant network site, an authorization for executing the request for the connection;
• transmitting, to a domain orchestrator and in response to the authorization, an activation instruction, the domain orchestrator configuring an optical switching element to optically connect a first interface of the optical switching element connected to the first participant network site to a second interface of the optical switching element connected to the second participant network site;
• receiving, by the domain orchestrator from the optical switching element, a notification of the connection of the first interface to the second interface;
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• transmitting, by the domain orchestrator, the notification to a master orchestrator for further notification of the connection to the first participant network site and the second participant network site;
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• wherein the request for the connection comprises an identification of the first participant network site, an identification of the second participant network site, and an identification of an optical switching element for the connection and wherein the master orchestrator further authenticates at least one of the identification of the first participant network site, the identification of the second participant network site, or the identification of the optical switching element.