Lane scrambling over network communication channels

A method comprising:

• configuring a first selector associated with a transmitter according to a first configuration, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit deserialized data to the first selector for transmission as a set of data streams to a receiver, and wherein the first configuration defines an assignment of each data stream of the set of data streams to a corresponding lane of a plurality of lanes for transmission;
• wherein data is transmitted from the first selector to a second selector via a plurality of lanes, and configuring a second selector associated with the receiver according to the first configuration, wherein the set of data streams transmitted via the plurality of lanes according to the first configuration of the first selector is re-ordered via the second selector configuration according to the first configuration to form the deserialized data for serialization by the receiver and;
• wherein the first configuration is a current configuration, wherein the method further comprises:
• configuring the first selector according to a new configuration, wherein the new configuration defines a new assignment of each data stream of the set of data streams to a corresponding lane of the plurality of lanes for transmission;
• and configuring the second selector according to the new configuration, wherein the set of data streams transmitted via the plurality of lanes according to the new configuration of the first selector is re-ordered via the second selector configured according to the new configuration to form the deserialized data for serialization by the receiver.

A system, the system comprising:

• a first selector associated with a transmitter operatively coupled to a communication network;
• a second selector associated with a receiver operatively coupled to the communication network;
• wherein the first selector and the second selector are configured to direct transmission of data therebetween via a plurality of lanes, and a permutation shift orchestrator (PSO) operatively coupled to the communication network, wherein the PSO comprises a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the PSO to:
• configure the first selector according to a first configuration, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit deserialized data to the first selector for transmission as a set of data streams to the second selector, and wherein the first configuration defines an assignment of each data stream of the set of data streams to a corresponding lane of a plurality of lanes for transmission;
• and configure the second selector according to the first configuration, wherein the set of data streams transmitted via the plurality of lanes according to the first configuration of the first selector is re-ordered via the second selector configured according to the first configuration to form the deserialized data for serialization by the receiver and;
• wherein the first configuration is a current configuration, wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the PSO to:
• configure the first selector according to a new configuration, wherein the new configuration defines a new assignment of each data stream of the set of data streams to a corresponding lane of the plurality of lanes for transmission;
• and configure the second selector according to the new configuration, wherein the set of data streams transmitted via the plurality of lanes according to the new configuration of the first selector is re-ordered via the second selector configured according to the new configuration to form the deserialized data for serialization by the receiver.

An optical network comprising:

• at least one optical transmitter element;
• at least one optical receiver element;
• at least one optical switch disposed in an optical path between the at least one optical transmitter element and the at least one optical receiver element, wherein the at least one optical switch is configured to communicate with a permutation shift orchestrator, and wherein the permutation shift orchestrator is configured to:
• configure the optical switch according to a first configuration, wherein the optical transmitter element is configured to transmit deserialized data to the optical switch for transmission as a set of data streams, wherein the first configuration defines an assignment of each data stream of the set of data streams to a corresponding lane of a plurality of lanes for transmission and;
• wherein the first configuration is a current configuration, wherein the permutation shift orchestrator is further configured to:
• configure the optical switch according to a new configuration, wherein the new configuration defines a new assignment of each data stream of the set of data streams to a corresponding lane of the plurality of lanes for transmission, wherein the set of data streams is transmitted via the plurality of lanes according to the new configuration of the optical switch.