Network switch and optical transponder connectivity verification for wavelength division multiplexing network
US10608774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0079
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices, computer-readable media and methods are disclosed for verifying that an optical transmit/receive device is correctly installed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor may activate a first light source of an optical transmit/receive device of a telecommunication network and detect a receiving of a light from the first light source at a port of an optical add/drop multiplexer of the telecommunication network. The processing system may then verify the optical transmit/receive device and the port of the optical add/drop multiplexer match a network provisioning order, when the receiving of the light from the first light source is detected, and may generate an indication that the optical transmit/receive device is correctly installed, when the optical transmit/receive device and the port of the optical add/drop multiplexer match the network provisioning order.
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