# US 2019/0379950 A1 · Intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system and network system control method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0379950 A1 - Document ID: US20190379950A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/399,222 - Filed: 2019-04-30 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11 - Assignees: Delta Electronics, Inc. - Applicants: Delta Electronics, Inc. - Inventors: Maria Chi-Jui YUANG; Po-Lung TIEN; Tien-Chien LIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190379950A1 ## CPC - H04J 14/0291: {Shared protection at the optical multiplex section (1:1, n:m)} - H04B 10/032: using working and protection systems {(H04J14/0287 takes precedence)} - H04B 10/038: using bypasses - H04B 10/275: Ring-type networks - H04J 14/0205: {Select and combine arrangements, e.g. with an optical combiner at the output after adding or dropping} - H04J 14/022: {For interconnection of WDM optical networks} - H04J 14/0283: {WDM ring architectures} - H04J 14/0289: {Optical multiplex section protection} - H04J 14/0297: {Optical equipment protection} - H04Q 11/0062: {Network aspects} - H04Q 2011/0081: {Fault tolerance; Redundancy; Recovery; Reconfigurability} - H04Q 2011/0092: {Ring} - H04J: MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION (transmission in general H04B; peculiar to transmission of digital information H04L5/00; systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal H04N7/08; in exchanges H04Q11/00; stereophonic systems H04S) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) ## Abstract An intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system includes a first pod and a controller. The first pod includes multiple Optical Add-Drop Sub-systems (OADS) configured to transmit data between corresponding servers through ToR switches. First transmission modules of the OADSs are connected to each other in ring to form the first transmission ring. Second transmission modules of the OADSs are connected to each other in ring to form the second transmission ring. The controller is configured to set the ToR switches in order to build the optical tunnel from a first OADS to a second OADS on the second transmission ring by the second transmission modules if a disconnection occurs to the optical tunnel from the first OADS to the second OADS on the first transmission ring. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system, comprising: a first pod, comprising a plurality of optical add-drop sub-systems, wherein the optical add-drop sub-systems are configured to perform data transmission respectively, through a plurality of Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches with a corresponding plurality of servers, a plurality of first transmission modules of the optical add-drop sub-systems are connected to each other in ring-shaped connection to form a first transmission ring, and a plurality of second transmission modules of the optical add-drop sub-systems are connected to each other in ring-shaped connection to form a second transmission ring; and a controller, configured to set the Top-of-Rack switches correspondingly, when optical path of a first optical add-drop sub-system to a second optical add-drop sub-system on the first transmission ring is disconnected, in order to build an optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical add-drop sub-system on the second transmission ring by the second transmission modules. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to set the Top-of-Rack switches correspondingly, when optical path of the second optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical add-drop sub-system on the second transmission ring is disconnected, in order to build the optical tunnel from the second optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical add-drop sub-system on the first transmission ring by the first transmission modules. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of first frequency bands configured in the first transmission modules on the first transmission ring are different from each other, and a plurality of second frequency bands configured in the second transmission modules on the second transmission ring are different from each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of optical switch interconnect sub-systems (OSIS), any two of the optical switch interconnect sub-systems transmit a corresponding lateral transmission optical signal between each other through a corresponding first line, wherein the first transmission modules are connected to a first optical switch interconnect sub-system of the optical switch interconnect sub-systems by the corresponding optical fiber, and the second transmission modules are connected to a second optical switch interconnect sub-system of the optical switch interconnect sub-systems adjacent to the first optical switch interconnect sub-system by the corresponding optical fiber. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 4, wherein the first optical switch interconnect sub-system and the second optical switch interconnect sub-system comprises respectively: a receiving sub-module, configured to receive a plurality of first uplink transmission optical signals and a plurality of third uplink transmission optical signals from the optical add-drop sub-systems respectively; an output sub-module, configured to output a plurality of second downlink transmission optical signals or a plurality of fourth downlink transmission optical signals to the optical add-drop sub-systems respectively; an interconnection fabric module, configured to connect to another optical switch interconnect sub-system; and an optical switching sub-module, coupled with the receiving sub-module, the output sub-module and the interconnection fabric module, and configured to transmit optical signals between the receiving sub-module, the output sub-module and the interconnection fabric module. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 4, wherein the first transmission module comprises: a multiplexer, connected to the corresponding one of the Top-of-Rack switches, and configured to receive a plurality of first upstream optical signals from the Top-of-Rack switch through a plurality of add-ports, and combine the first upstream optical signals into a first composite optical signal; a first splitter, disposed on the first transmission ring, and configured to receive and duplicate the first composite optical signal as a first lateral transmission optical signal and a first uplink transmission optical signal, transmit the first lateral transmission optical signal through the first transmission ring, and transmit the first uplink transmission optical signal to the corresponding first optical switch interconnect sub-system through a first longitudinal port; and an optical signal amplifier, disposed on the first transmission ring, coupled with the first splitter, and configured to amplify the first lateral transmission optical signal and output an amplified first lateral transmission optical signal to the first transmission module of another optical add-drop sub-system in the same pod. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 6, wherein the first transmission module further comprises: a second splitter, disposed on the first transmission ring, and configured to receive and duplicate the first lateral transmission optical signal received from the first transmission module of another optical add-drop sub-system in the same pod as a first downlink transmission optical signal and a second lateral transmission optical signal, and transmit the second lateral transmission optical signal through the first transmission ring; a first wavelength selective switch (WSS), coupled to the first transmission ring, and configured to receive the first downlink transmission optical signal from the second splitter or a second downlink transmission optical signal from the first optical switch interconnect sub-system, and selectively output the first downlink transmission optical signal or the second downlink transmission optical signal; and a demultiplexer, coupled to the first wavelength selective switch, connected to a corresponding one of the Top-of-Rack switches, and configured to receive and demultiplex the first downlink transmission optical signal or the second downlink transmission optical signal as a plurality of downstream optical signals, and transmit the downstream optical signals to the corresponding one of the Top-of-Rack switches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 7, wherein the first transmission modules further comprises: a second wavelength selective switch, disposed on the first transmission ring, and configured to receive the second lateral transmission optical signal and output a third lateral transmission optical signal to the first splitter, wherein the first splitter is further configured to receive and duplicate the third lateral transmission optical signal as a fourth lateral transmission optical signal and a second uplink transmission optical signal, transmit the fourth lateral transmission optical signal through the first transmission ring, and transmit the second uplink transmission optical signal to the first optical switch interconnect sub-system through the first longitudinal port. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 8, wherein when optical path of a second optical add-drop sub-system to a first optical add-drop sub-system on the second transmission ring is disconnected, the controller correspondingly sets the first wavelength selective switch and the second wavelength selective switch in the first transmission module in order to build the optical tunnel from the second optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical add-drop sub-system on the first transmission ring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 8, wherein the second transmission module comprises: a multiplexer, connected to the corresponding one of the Top-of-Rack switches, and configured to receive a plurality of second upstream optical signals from the Top-of-Rack switch through a plurality of add-ports, and combine the second upstream optical signals into a second composite optical signal; a third splitter, disposed on the second transmission ring, and configured to receive and duplicate the second composite optical signal as a fifth lateral transmission optical signal and a third uplink transmission optical signal, transmit the fifth lateral transmission optical signal through the second transmission ring, and transmit the third uplink transmission optical signal to the second optical switch interconnect sub-system through a second longitudinal port; an optical signal amplifier, disposed on the second transmission ring, coupled to the third splitter, and configured to amplify the fifth lateral transmission optical signal and output an amplified fifth lateral transmission optical signal to the second transmission module of another optical add-drop sub-system in the same pod; a fourth splitter, disposed on the second transmission ring, and configured to receive and duplicate the fifth lateral transmission optical signal received from second transmission module of another optical add-drop sub-system as a third downlink transmission optical signal and a sixth lateral transmission optical signal, and transmit the sixth lateral transmission optical signal through the second transmission ring; a third wavelength selective switch, coupled to the second transmission ring, and configured to receive the third downlink transmission optical signal received from the fourth splitter or a fourth downlink transmission optical signal received from the second optical switch interconnect sub-system, and selectively output the third downlink transmission optical signal or the fourth downlink transmission optical signal; and a fourth wavelength selective switch, disposed on the second transmission ring, and configured to receive the sixth lateral transmission optical signal and output a seventh lateral transmission optical signal to the third splitter, wherein when optical path of a first optical add-drop sub-system to a second optical add-drop sub-system on the first transmission ring is disconnected, the controller correspondingly sets the third wavelength selective switch and the fourth wavelength selective switch in the second transmission module in order to build the optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical add-drop sub-system on the second transmission ring. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 10, wherein when optical path of the first optical add-drop sub-system of the optical add-drop sub-systems to the first optical switch interconnect sub-system is disconnected, the controller is further configured to correspondingly set the Top-of-Rack switches, both the first wavelength selective switch and the second wavelength selective switch in each one of the first transmission modules or both the third wavelength selective switch and the fourth wavelength selective switch in each one of the second transmission modules in order to build the optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical switch interconnect sub-system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The intelligence-defined optical tunnel network system of claim 11, wherein when optical path of the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical switch interconnect sub-system is disconnected, the controller is further configured to correspondingly set the Top-of-Rack switches, both the first wavelength selective switch and the second wavelength selective switch in each one of the first transmission modules or both the third wavelength selective switch and the fourth wavelength selective switch in each one of the second transmission modules in order to build the optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical switch interconnect sub-system. ### Claim 13 A network system control method, comprising: performing data transmission between a plurality of optical add-drop sub-systems in a first pod and a corresponding plurality of servers through a plurality of Top-of-Rack switches, wherein a plurality of first transmission modules of the optical add-drop sub-systems are connected to each other in ring-shaped connection to form a first transmission ring, and a plurality of second transmission modules of the optical add-drop sub-systems are connected to each other in ring-shaped connection to form a second transmission ring; and when optical path of a first optical add-drop sub-system to a second optical add-drop sub-system on the first transmission ring is disconnected, setting the Top-of-Rack switches correspondingly by a controller, in order to build the optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical add-drop sub-system on the second transmission ring by the second transmission modules. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The network system control method of claim 13, further comprising: when optical path of the second optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical add-drop sub-system on the second transmission ring is disconnected, setting the Top-of-Rack switches correspondingly by the controller in order to build the optical tunnel from the second optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical add-drop sub-system on the first transmission ring by the first transmission modules. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The network system control method of claim 13, wherein a plurality of first frequency bands configured in the first transmission modules on the first transmission ring are different from each other, and a plurality of second frequency bands configured in the second transmission modules on the second transmission ring are different from each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The network system control method of claim 13, further comprising: transmitting a corresponding lateral transmission optical signal, through a corresponding first line, between any two of a plurality of optical switch interconnect sub-systems (OSIS), wherein the first transmission modules are connected to a first optical switch interconnect sub-system of the optical switch interconnect sub-systems by the corresponding optical fiber, and the second transmission modules are connected to a second optical switch interconnect sub-system of the optical switch interconnect sub-systems adjacent to the first optical switch interconnect sub-system by the corresponding optical fiber. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The network system control method of claim 16, further comprising: receiving a plurality of first uplink transmission optical signals or a plurality of third uplink transmission optical signals from the optical add-drop sub-systems by a receiving sub-module of the first optical switch interconnect sub-system and the second optical switch interconnect sub-system respectively; outputting a plurality of second downlink transmission optical signals or a plurality of fourth downlink transmission optical signals to the optical add-drop sub-systems by an output sub-module of the first optical switch interconnect sub-system and the second optical switch interconnect sub-system respectively; connecting to another optical switch interconnect sub-system by an interconnection fabric module of the first optical switch interconnect sub-system and the second optical switch interconnect sub-system; and transmitting optical signals between the receiving sub-module, the output sub-module and the interconnection fabric module by an optical switching sub-module of the first optical switch interconnect sub-system and the second optical switch interconnect sub-system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The network system control method of claim 16, further comprising: receiving a plurality of first upstream optical signals from the Top-of-Rack switch through a plurality of add-ports, and combining the first upstream optical signals into a composite optical signal by a multiplexer of the first transmission module; receiving and duplicating the composite optical signal as a first lateral transmission optical signal and a first uplink transmission optical signal by a first splitter of the first transmission module; transmitting the first lateral transmission optical signal through the first transmission ring; transmitting the first uplink transmission optical signal to the corresponding first optical switch interconnect sub-system through a first longitudinal port; and amplifying the first lateral transmission optical signal and outputting an amplified first lateral transmission optical signal to the first transmission module of another optical add-drop sub-system in the same pod by an optical signal amplifier of the first transmission module. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The network system control method of claim 18, further comprising: receiving and duplicating the first lateral transmission optical signal received from the first transmission module of another optical add-drop sub-system in the same pod as a first downlink transmission optical signal and a second lateral transmission optical signal by a second splitter of the first transmission module; transmitting the second lateral transmission optical signal through the first transmission ring; receiving the first downlink transmission optical signal from the second splitter and receiving a second downlink transmission optical signal from the first optical switch interconnect sub-system by a first wavelength selective switch of the first transmission module; selectively outputting the first downlink transmission optical signal or the second downlink transmission optical signal by the first wavelength selective switch; and receiving and demultiplexing the first downlink transmission optical signal or the second downlink transmission optical signal as a plurality of downstream optical signals, and transmitting the downstream optical signals to the corresponding one of the Top-of-Rack switches by a demultiplexer of the first transmission module. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The network system control method of claim 19, further comprising: receiving the second lateral transmission optical signal and outputting a third lateral transmission optical signal to the first splitter by a second wavelength selective switch of the first transmission module; and receiving and duplicating the third lateral transmission optical signal as a fourth lateral transmission optical signal and a second uplink transmission optical signal by the first splitter. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The network system control method of claim 20, further comprising: when optical path of a first optical add-drop sub-system of the optical add-drop sub-systems to a first optical switch interconnect sub-system is disconnected, setting the Top-of-Rack switches, the first transmission modules or the second transmission modules correspondingly by the controller in order to build the optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical switch interconnect sub-system. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The network system control method of claim 21, further comprising: when optical path of the first optical add-drop sub-system to the second optical switch interconnect sub-system is disconnected, setting the Top-of-Rack switches, the first transmission modules or the second transmission modules correspondingly by the controller in order to build the optical tunnel from the first optical add-drop sub-system to the first optical switch interconnect sub-system.