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US 2020/0036468 A1Published application
Adjustment of Control Parameters of Section of Optical Fiber Network
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsKim B. Roberts, James Harley, David BOERTJES
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Abstract
A processor of an apparatus is configured to apply one or more control algorithms using estimated data to adjust the one or more control parameters of a section of an optical fiber network. The estimated data are derived from measurements of optical signals in the section and from knowledge of the section. The estimated data is a function of optical nonlinearity and of amplified spontaneous emission.
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An apparatus comprising:
- circuitry to support an optical service channel;
- and
- a processor configured
- to evaluate gradients of an objective function using measurements of optical signals in a section of an optical fiber network and using estimated data derived from the measurements and from knowledge of the section, wherein the estimated data is a function of optical nonlinearity and of amplified spontaneous emission;
- and
- to apply one or more control algorithms using at least the gradients to adjust one or more control parameters of the section,
- wherein the measurements include per-channel optical power or power spectral density and the measurements of per-channel optical power or power spectral density are taken at fewer geographic locations than a number of geographic sites in the section having optical amplifier devices, and
- wherein the objective function includes effects of per-channel optical powers of a plurality of channels at a geographic location in between geographic locations of per-channel measurement of optical power or measurement of power spectral density.
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An apparatus comprising:
- circuitry to support an optical service channel;
- and
- a processor configured
- to evaluate gradients of an objective function using measurements of optical signals in a section of an optical fiber network and using estimated data derived from the measurements and from knowledge of the section, wherein the estimated data is a function of optical nonlinearity and of amplified spontaneous emission;
- and
- to apply one or more control algorithms using at least the gradients to adjust one or more control parameters of the section,
- wherein the objective function treats two channels distinctly as a function of one or more of their distinct characteristics.
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An apparatus comprising:
- circuitry to support an optical service channel;
- and
- a processor configured
- to evaluate gradients of an objective function using measurements of optical signals in a section of an optical fiber network and using estimated data derived from the measurements and from knowledge of the section, wherein the estimated data is a function of optical nonlinearity and of amplified spontaneous emission;
- and
- to apply one or more control algorithms using at least the gradients to adjust one or more control parameters of the section,
- wherein application of the one or more control algorithms to adjust the one or more control parameters comprises adjusting the one or more control parameters in a direction of one or more dimensions of those gradients, and
- wherein the objective function is configured to minimize degradations through the section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.