Partial activation of a media channel on channel holder-based optical links
US10735837B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/1301
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical network element includes an optical multiplexing/demultiplexing device forming a degree; a channel holder source connected to the optical multiplexing/demultiplexing device; and a controller configured to, responsive to provisioning a media channel on the degree, wherein the media channel is a contiguous portion of optical spectrum supporting N channels, N>1, cause allocation of optical filter bandwidth in the optical multiplexing/demultiplexing device for M channels in the media channel, M<N, cause provisioning of the M channels in the media channel, and cause configuration of N−M channel holders in the media channel from the channel holder source.
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