Service and power control orchestrator

US12237868B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Infinera Corp. · US

Inventors

• Baranidhar Ramanathan · Bengaluru, IN
• Ashok Kunjidhapatham · Vittasandra, IN
• Sanjeev Ramachandran · Survanagiri, IN
• Jonathan Buset · San Jose, US
• Nikhil Kumar Satyarthi · Bengaluru, IN
• Bhupathi Rao Yellinedi · Kanchinakote, IN
• Badareenath Alur Sreenivasacharya · Kanchinakote, IN
• Anil Naduvile Veedu · Thalore, IN
• Aryabhata Deshpande · Bommanahalli, IN
• Servesh Singh · Bengaluru, IN
• Dinesh Kumar Parkasam · Madurai, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 2023
• Grant date: Feb 25, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04J14/0271
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Networks and network elements having a service and power control orchestrator are disclosed, including a network element comprising a processor; a first port coupled to a first optical link carrying a first optical signal; a WSS having a multiplexer, a demultiplexer, and a control block operable to control the multiplexer/demultiplexer. The WSS operable to switch the first optical signal into a second optical signal. A second port is coupled to a second optical link, operable to carry the second optical signal, and in optical communication with the WSS. A memory stores an orchestrator application, an OTSA component, a service component, and instructions that cause the processor to: store a logical ROADM model having a connectivity matrix of the network element; receive a communication associated with the control block based on the logical ROADM model; and transmit, to the control block, a service loading sequence based on the logical ROADM model.