Optical network design and routing
US10574381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J14/0278
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of allocating spectrum to a signal in a wavelength division multiplex network including a plurality of nodes, wherein the spectrum comprises a grid divided into a plurality of slots, including allocating to the signal a slot immediately adjacent to a second slot occupied by a second signal, wherein the signal and the second signal are both addressed to the same destination node, and wherein the slots allocated to the signal and the second signal form a spectrum block.
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