Ciena Corporation
Partial activation of a media channel on channel holder-based optical links
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Abstract:
Systems and methods include, responsive to provisioning a media channel (52) on a degree, wherein the media channel (52) is a contiguous portion of optical spectrum supporting N channels, N is greater than 1, causing allocation of optical filter bandwidth in an optical multiplexing/demultiplexing device for M channels (56) in the media channel (50), where M is less than N; causing provisioning of the M channels (56) in the media channel (50); and causing configuration of channel holders in the media channel from a channel holder source (20) for a part of the portion of the optical spectrum unoccupied by the M channels (56).
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
25 Jun 2020
Issue date:
11 Aug 2022