Optical communication network and optical communication network designing method used therefor
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTeruyuki Baba
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Abstract
An optical communication network is provided for reducing a required number of transmitters and receivers. A management device gives the amount of traffic passing through optical cross-connect devices along a route as an evaluation value for the route (step S6), and selects the route which has the largest evaluation value (step S7). The management device determines whether or not the evaluation value given to the selected candidate route is larger than a predefined reference value (step S8). When larger than the reference value, the management device outputs the route as an optical transmission path which includes at least one or more optical add-drop multiplexers (step S9).
Claims25
A communication network comprising:
- a plurality of cross-connect devices each for performing a path cross connect function;
- a plurality of transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of cross-connect devices;
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- a management device connected to each said cross-connect device through a control link, said management device having a function of determining locations for a plurality of different cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic on said transmission paths and the amount of traffic passing through said cross-connect devices.
A communication network comprising:
- a plurality of cross-connect devices each for performing a path cross connect function;
- a plurality of transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of cross-connect devices;
- and
- a management device included in each of said plurality of cross-connect devices and connected to adjacent cross-connect devices through control links, said management device having a function of determining locations for a plurality of different cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic on said transmission paths and the amount of traffic passing through said cross-connect devices.
An optical communication network comprising:
- a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function;
- a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices;
- and
- a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said management device having a function of determining locations for a plurality of different optical cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic on said optical transmission paths and the amount of traffic passing through said optical cross-connect devices.
An optical communication network comprising:
- a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function;
- a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices;
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- a management device included in each of said plurality of optical cross-connect devices and connected to adjacent optical cross-connect devices through control links, said management device having a function of determining locations for a plurality of different optical cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic on said optical transmission paths and the amount of traffic passing through said optical cross-connect devices.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising the step of:
- determining locations for a plurality of different optical cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic passing through said optical cross-connect devices.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device included in each of said plurality of optical cross-connect devices and connected to adjacent optical cross-connect devices through control links, said method comprising the step of:
- determining locations for a plurality of different optical cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic passing through said optical cross-connect devices.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising the step of:
- determining locations for a plurality of different optical cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic on said optical transmission paths and the amount of traffic passing through said optical cross-connect devices.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device included in each of said plurality of optical cross-connect devices and connected to adjacent optical cross-connect devices through control links, said method comprising the step of:
- determining locations for a plurality of different optical cross-connect devices utilizing an amount of traffic on said optical transmission paths and the amount of traffic passing through said optical cross-connect devices.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising:
- a first step of applying topology information and traffic information;
- a second step of creating a candidate route;
- a third step of setting a routing place to “1”;
- a fourth step of counting an amount of traffic on a link between optical cross-connect devices i, j, and store a count in T1 (i,j) for all links;
- a fifth step of counting the amount of traffic which is passed through optical cross-connect device i and transmitted between optical cross-connect devices j, k, and store the count in Tn(i)(j,k) for all cross-connect devices;
- a sixth step of using a sum of the traffic amount on the link Tl and the traffic amount passing through optical cross-connect devices Tn for all candidate routes as an evaluation value on each candidate route;
- a seventh step of selecting the candidate route which has a largest evaluation value;
- an eighth step of determining whether or not the evaluation value of the selected candidate route is larger than a predefined reference value, going to a ninth step when the evaluation value of the selected candidate route is larger than the reference value and terminating when the evaluation value of the selected candidate route is not larger than the reference value;
- a ninth step of determine the selected candidate route as a route on which ultra long haul (ULH) is set and deliver the route together with a turn in which it is routed, and increment the routing place by one;
- a tenth step of deleting the route on which ultra long haul (ULH) has been set from a candidate route list;
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- an eleventh step of determining whether or not a required number of ultra long hauls (ULHs) has been set, repeating from the sixth step to the eleventh step when the required number of ULHs has not been set and terminating when the required number of ULHs has not been set.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising:
- a first step of applying topology information and traffic information;
- a second step of creating a candidate route;
- a third step of setting a routing place to “1”;
- a fourth step of counting an amount of traffic on a link between optical cross-connect devices i, j, and store a count in T1 (i,j) for all links;
- a fifth step of counting the amount of traffic which is passed through optical cross-connect device i and transmitted between optical cross-connect devices j, k, and store the count in Tn(i)(j,k) for all cross-connect devices;
- a sixth step of using a sum of the traffic amount on the link Tl and the traffic amount passing through optical cross-connect devices Tn for all candidate routes as an evaluation value on each candidate route;
- a seventh step of selecting the candidate route which has a largest evaluation value;
- an eighth step of determining whether or not the evaluation value of the selected candidate route is larger than a predefined reference value, going to a ninth step when the evaluation value of the selected candidate route is larger than the reference value and terminating when the evaluation value of the selected candidate route is not larger than the reference value;
- a ninth step of determine the selected candidate route as a route on which ultra long haul (ULH) is set and deliver the route together with a turn in which it is routed, and increment the routing place by one;
- a tenth step of setting again light wave paths in consideration of newly set ULH;
- an eleventh step of deleting the route on which ULH has been set from a candidate route list;
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- a twelfth step of determining whether or not a required number of ultra long hauls (ULHs) has been set, repeating from the sixth step to the eleventh step when the required number of ULHs has not been set and terminating when the required number of ULHs has not been set.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising the steps of:
- multiplying a traffic amount on the control link and a traffic amount passing through optical cross-connect devices by appropriate weighting coefficients, respectively;
- summing resulting products for use as an evaluation value;
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- determining locations for optical cross-connect devices which have a largest evaluation value.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising the steps of:
- multiplying a traffic amount on the control link and a traffic amount passing through optical cross-connect devices by appropriate weighting coefficients, respectively;
- summing resulting products for use as an evaluation value;
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- determining locations for optical cross-connect devices which have a largest evaluation value and are larger than a predefined threshold value.
A method of designing an optical communication network including a plurality of optical cross-connect devices each for performing an optical path cross connect function, a plurality of optical transmission paths for interconnecting said plurality of optical cross-connect devices, and a management device connected to each said optical cross-connect device through a control link, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining traffic information;
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- anticipating future locations for network devices in consideration of past traffic information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.