Automated optical transport system
First Claim
1. An architecture for an automated optical transport system comprising:
- a first terminal station, including a first management card;
at least one amplifier station, including a second management card, connected to the first terminal station;
a second terminal station, including a third management card, connected to the amplifier station;
a communication protocol conducted between the first management card, the second management card and the third management card.
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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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1 Claim
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1. An architecture for an automated optical transport system comprising:
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a first terminal station, including a first management card;
at least one amplifier station, including a second management card, connected to the first terminal station;
a second terminal station, including a third management card, connected to the amplifier station;
a communication protocol conducted between the first management card, the second management card and the third management card.
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