Methods for capacity provisioning in wide area networks using optical bypassing
US12301288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/009
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining an optical bypass for an inter-regional wide area network (WAN) for regions of server facilities of a cloud service provider. In particular, the optical bypass connects non-adjacent regional server centers of the WAN by eliminating needs of data conversions at intermediate regional server centers. The determining the optical bypass includes receiving a WAN topology data, capacity and demand information about the WAN. The determining includes an objective function to maximize a number of network resources to free up by determining a revised data flow and bandwidth allocations by introducing the optical bypass in the WAN. The disclosed technology transmits the determined data traffic flow and resource allocation information of the optical bypass, causing a network traffic enforcers to reconfigure the WAN.
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