Apparatus and method for automated fiber connection discovery and diagnostics

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APP PUB NO 20020126625A1
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10091290

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The invention proposes an apparatus and method to automatically discover port mapping between neighboring optical nodes in a switched optical network. It can also be used as a diagnostic method to find faulty connections and channels. It is assumed that each node has a switch that can connect any ingress port to any egress port in the node.

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MERITON NETWORKS INC3026 SOLANDT ROAD OTTAWA ONTARIO K2K 2

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Asquin, Donald Ottawa, CA 2 4
Liu, Ling-Zhong Ottawa, CA 7 87
Xu, Jim Jincheng Kanata, CA 1 4

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