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Methods and systems for fast restoration in a mesh network of optical cross connects

  • US 7,088,676 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/2005
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method that restores communication in an optical mesh network between a first end node and a second end node, comprising:

  • transmitting a communication signal over a first communication path comprising the first end node, the second end node and one or more first intermediate nodes;

    detecting an error condition at at least one of the first end node and the second end node, said error condition being not adjacent to said at least one end node;

    said at least one end node initiating rerouting the communication signal over a second communication path based on the detected error condition in order to restore communication, the second path having been chosen, before the error condition was detected, to carry the rerouted communication signal and the second path including the first end node, the second end node, and one or more second intermediate nodes, wherein the second intermediate nodes are disjoint from the one or more first intermediate nodes;

    the second path further including one or more transmission lines each having a plurality of channels, at least one said channel being assigned, after the error condition is detected, to carry the communication signal; and

    sending one or more back-off commands to release at least one channel that had been assigned, after the error condition had been detected, to carry the communication signal;

    wherein the first and second end nodes coordinate rerouting the communication signal over the second path.

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