Flexible optical spectrum management systems and methods
US9634791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0086
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Flexible optical spectrum management systems and methods in an optical network including a plurality of interconnected network elements include determining an associated frequency/wavelength center and one or more bins for each of one or more traffic carrying channels on each of a plurality of optical fibers in the optical network; and managing the one or more traffic carrying channels on the plurality of optical fibers using the one or more bins of bins and the associated frequency/wavelength center, wherein at least one of the one or more traffic carrying channels comprises a coherent optical signal occupying a flexible spectrum on the plurality of optical fibers.
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