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Automated optical transport system

US7697842B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Marvin R. Young · Richardson, US
Michael Eiselt · Tauberbischofsheim, DE
Daniel Nooner · Richmond, US
Jeffrey Pearlman · San Francisco, US
Michael L. Cooper · Richardson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2006
Grant date	Apr 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04J14/0227
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automated optical transport system is provided which provides for automatic discovery of system components, automatic inventory of system components, automatic topology detection, automatic provisioning of channels, and automatic characterization and tuning of system components and fiber. The invention provides automation capability through inclusion of management card capabilities at each station which communicates through a reverse propagating service channel. Dynamic and propagation direction independent segments are provided in conjunction with a token-based scheme to repeatedly tune, update and monitor the transport system.

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