Systems and methods for a preemptive controller for photonic line systems
First Claim
1. A method implemented by an optical controller in an optical network for photonic control, the method comprising:
- monitoring signal output of the optical controller for fluctuations on a signal, wherein the optical controller may operate with one or more upstream optical controllers in the optical network which may cause the fluctuations; and
initiating a control loop by the optical controller on the signal based on the monitored fluctuations,wherein the monitoring and the initiating are based on a plurality of thresholds comprisinga Monitor Start Threshold (MST) used to start the monitoring,a Perturbation Acceptance Threshold (PAT) used to determine the initiating where the PAT is indicative of an ability to converge despite the fluctuations in the signal, anda Controller Convergence Threshold (CCT) used to declare convergence of the control loop.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for an optical controller in an optical network for photonic control include monitoring signal output of the optical controller for fluctuations on a signal, wherein the optical controller may operate with one or more upstream optical controllers in the optical network which may cause the fluctuations; and initiating a control loop by the optical controller on the signal based on the monitored fluctuations. The initiating is based on one or more thresholds used to differentiate actions of the one or more upstream optical controllers of the plurality of optical controllers from one or more of fiber faults, natural fluctuations in fiber plant, and natural fluctuations in hardware.
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1. A method implemented by an optical controller in an optical network for photonic control, the method comprising:
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monitoring signal output of the optical controller for fluctuations on a signal, wherein the optical controller may operate with one or more upstream optical controllers in the optical network which may cause the fluctuations; and initiating a control loop by the optical controller on the signal based on the monitored fluctuations, wherein the monitoring and the initiating are based on a plurality of thresholds comprising a Monitor Start Threshold (MST) used to start the monitoring, a Perturbation Acceptance Threshold (PAT) used to determine the initiating where the PAT is indicative of an ability to converge despite the fluctuations in the signal, and a Controller Convergence Threshold (CCT) used to declare convergence of the control loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An optical controller adapted to perform photonic control in an optical network, the optical controller comprising:
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a processor; a communications interface communicatively coupled to the processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to monitor signal output of the optical controller for fluctuations on a signal, wherein the optical controller operates with one or more upstream optical controllers in the optical network which may cause the fluctuations, and initiate a control loop by the optical controller on the signal based on the monitored fluctuations, wherein the signal output is monitored and the control loop is initiated based on a plurality of thresholds comprising a Monitor Start Threshold (MST) used to start the monitor, a Perturbation Acceptance Threshold (PAT) used to initiate the control loop where the PAT is indicative of an ability to converge despite the fluctuations in the signal, and a Controller Convergence Threshold (CCT) used to declare convergence of the control loop. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An optical network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM) nodes; a plurality of links interconnecting the OADM nodes; and a plurality of optical controllers configured to perform photonic control, wherein each of the plurality of optical controllers are adapted to monitor signal output of an associated optical controller for fluctuations on a signal, and initiate a control loop by the associated optical controller on the signal based on the monitored fluctuations, wherein the signal output is monitored and the control loop is initiated based on a plurality of thresholds comprising a Monitor Start Threshold (MST) used to start the monitor, a Perturbation Acceptance Threshold (PAT) used to initiate the control loop where the PAT is indicative of an ability to converge despite the fluctuations in the signal, and a Controller Convergence Threshold (CCT) used to declare convergence of the control loop. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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