Coherent optics channel discovery and programmability for optical networks
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRandy Zhang, Stefano Binetti, Dirk Schroetter, Valerio Viscardi
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Abstract
In one example embodiment, a wavelength of a first network node is identified for communication over a network with a second network node by sweeping wavelengths of the second network node. A wavelength of the second network node is adjusted based on the wavelength of the first network node to align wavelengths of the first network node and the second network node for communication.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- identifying a wavelength of a first network node for communication over a network with a second network node by sweeping wavelengths of the second network node;
- and
- adjusting a wavelength of the second network node based on the wavelength of the first network node to align wavelengths of the first network node and the second network node for communication, wherein adjusting the wavelength of the second network node comprises automatically adjusting the wavelength of the second network node when the wavelength of the first network node differs from the wavelength of the second network node.
An apparatus comprising:
- a network computing device comprising one or more processors configured to perform operations including:
- identifying a wavelength of a first network node for communication over a network with a second network node by sweeping wavelengths of the second network node;
- and
- adjusting a wavelength of the second network node based on the wavelength of the first network node to align wavelengths of the first network node and the second network node for communication, wherein adjusting the wavelength of the second network node comprises automatically adjusting the wavelength of the second network node when the wavelength of the first network node differs from the wavelength of the second network node.
One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with processing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
- identifying a wavelength of a first network node for communication over a network with a second network node by sweeping wavelengths of the second network node;
- and
- adjusting a wavelength of the second network node based on the wavelength of the first network node to align wavelengths of the first network node and the second network node for communication, wherein adjusting the wavelength of the second network node comprises automatically adjusting the wavelength of the second network node when the wavelength of the first network node differs from the wavelength of the second network node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.