System and methods for automatic equipment provisioning for SONET networks
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsHechun Chen, Perin N. Jathavedam
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Systems and methods for automatic provisioning of equipment, topology, and end-to-end paths for SONET networks are disclosed. The method for equipment provisioning generally includes detecting a new equipment, selecting a default equipment template corresponding to the new equipment type, and provisioning the equipment using the predefined values of the default equipment template.
Claims18
A method for automatic system provisioning for an optical network by a network management system, the optical network comprising a plurality of network elements, the method comprising:
- detecting one of the plurality of network elements having new equipment to be provisioned in the optical network, the new equipment being of an equipment type;
- automatically selecting a predefined default equipment template corresponding to the type of the new equipment, the selected predefined equipment template comprising a set of equipment parameters and associated predefined values;
- and
- automatically provisioning the new equipment using the predefined values associated with the set of parameters contained in the default equipment template.
A system for automatic system provisioning for an optical network by a network management system, comprising:
- a network interface for receiving information from network elements of the optical network;
- and
- a processor configured to automatically detect a new equipment to be provisioned in the optical network based on the received information from the network elements, the new equipment being of an equipment type, the processor being further configured to automatically select a predefined default equipment template corresponding to the type of the new equipment, the selected predefined equipment template comprising a set of equipment parameters and associated predefined values,
- wherein the processor is configured to automatically transmit via the network interface the predefined values associated with the set of parameters contained in the default equipment template to automatically provision the new equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.