Broadcast design for provisioning reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer circuits
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, an order for services to be provided by an optical network, the order identifying bandwidth requirements for the optical network and multiple broadcast locations within a particular geographic region;
retrieving, by the computing device and based on the order for services, information regarding optical transport system components for the particular geographic region;
creating, by the computing device and based on the information regarding the optical transport system components for the particular geographic region, an optical network identifier, the optical network identifier identifying an aggregation of dense wavelength data multiplexers that defines one or more paths;
prompting, by the computing device, a user to select a wavelength for a broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using a graphical user interface, where the prompting includes providing the user with a list of available wavelength intervals from which to select a particular wavelength;
prompting, by the computing device, the user to select one or more first paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface;
prompting, by the computing device, the user to select one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface, where the one or more second paths are different than the one or more first paths;
querying, by the computing device, an operations support service for available bandwidth to support bandwidth requirements over the selected wavelength, the selected one or more first paths, and the selected one or more second paths; and
assigning, by the computing device, the selected wavelength, the selected one or more first paths, and the selected one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit based on the available bandwidth.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving an order for services to be provided by an optical network, the order identifying bandwidth requirements for the optical network and multiple broadcast locations; creating an optical network identifier, the optical network identifier including an aggregation of dense wavelength data multiplexers that may define one or more paths; prompting a user to select a path for a broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using a graphical user interface; querying an operations support service for available bandwidth to support bandwidth requirements over the selected path; and assigning the circuit path based on the available bandwidth.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an order for services to be provided by an optical network, the order identifying bandwidth requirements for the optical network and multiple broadcast locations within a particular geographic region; retrieving, by the computing device and based on the order for services, information regarding optical transport system components for the particular geographic region; creating, by the computing device and based on the information regarding the optical transport system components for the particular geographic region, an optical network identifier, the optical network identifier identifying an aggregation of dense wavelength data multiplexers that defines one or more paths; prompting, by the computing device, a user to select a wavelength for a broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using a graphical user interface, where the prompting includes providing the user with a list of available wavelength intervals from which to select a particular wavelength; prompting, by the computing device, the user to select one or more first paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface; prompting, by the computing device, the user to select one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface, where the one or more second paths are different than the one or more first paths; querying, by the computing device, an operations support service for available bandwidth to support bandwidth requirements over the selected wavelength, the selected one or more first paths, and the selected one or more second paths; and assigning, by the computing device, the selected wavelength, the selected one or more first paths, and the selected one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit based on the available bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a workflow management server device to request and receive scheduling information regarding at least one or more of equipment or human resources required to activate network services; an inventory management server device to request and receive information regarding network component inventory and information regarding a physical topology of a network region; a network management server device to initiate activation of the network services; and a hardware processor to; create an optical network identifier based on the information regarding the physical topology of a network region, prompt a user, via a graphical user interface and based on information from the inventory management server device, to select a particular wavelength interval for a circuit, prompt the user, via the graphical user interface and based on information from the inventory management server device, to select one or more first circuit paths for the circuit, prompt the user, via the graphical user interface and based on the information from the inventory management server device, to select one or more second circuit paths for the circuit, where the one or more second circuit paths are different than the one or more first circuit paths, design a circuit layout record based on the information from the workflow management server device, the inventory management server device, and the selected particular wavelength interval, the one or more first circuit paths, and the one or more second circuit paths, and send a request to the network management server device to activate a broadcast circuit based on the circuit layout record. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
a hardware processor to; receive information regarding optical transport system components for a particular geographic region; create, based on the information regarding the optical transport system components for the particular geographic region, an optical network identifier, the optical network identifier identifying an aggregation of dense wavelength data multiplexers that define one or more paths; generate a graphical user interface including; a first screen area to provide a graphical layout of one or more portions of the optical network identifier, the graphical layout presenting node indicators and connecting paths associated with the optical network identifier, and a second screen area to provide a graphical toolbar with node functions, where the second screen area is to allow a user to assign a node function, of the node functions, to at least one of the node indicators, where the graphical user interface enables the user to select the at least one of the node indicators from the graphical layout and the node function from the graphical toolbar; prompt a user to select a wavelength for a broadcast circuit using the graphical user interface, where, when prompting the user, the hardware processor is to provide the user with a list of available wavelength intervals from which to select a particular wavelength interval; prompt the user to select one or more first paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface; prompt the user to select one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface, where the one or more second paths are different than the one or more first paths; and assign the selected wavelength, the selected one or more first paths, and the selected one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit based on an available bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions, the instructions comprising:
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one or more instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to retrieve a network topology for at least a portion of an optical network within a particular geographic region; one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to create on optical network identifier for a broadcast circuit based on the network topology for the particular geographic region; one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to present a graphical user interface of the optical network identifier, the graphical user interface identifying individual nodes and connections between the nodes; one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to prompt a user to select a wavelength for the broadcast circuit, using the graphical user interface, where the prompting includes providing the user with a list of available wavelength intervals from which to select a particular wavelength; one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to prompt the user to select one or more first paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface; one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to prompt the user to select one or more second paths for the broadcast circuit through the dense wavelength data multiplexers using the graphical user interface, where the one or more second paths are different than the one or more first paths; one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to accept user input, via the graphical user interface, to define functions for one or more nodes over the selected one or more first paths and the selected one or more second paths; and one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to create a circuit layout record based on the optical network identifier, the selected wavelength, the selected one or more first paths, the selected one or more second paths, and the user input to define functions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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