Method and apparatus for displaying and identifying available wavelength paths across a network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8447181
APP PUB NO 20100040366A1
SERIAL NO

12228776

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Due to demand for more network bandwidth, a need for multi-user optical network topologies has, and will continue to, increase. A method or corresponding apparatus in embodiments of the present invention provide for an availability determination tool for determining and displaying wavelength and subrate availabilities within a network. Benefits of embodiments of a tool include allowing a user to identify the availability and capacity of any wavelength on any network, via an interactive graphical user interface, such as by using three-dimensional representations. In one embodiment, the disclosed availability determination tool allows users to locate and view any combination of available wavelengths between nodes in an optical network topology, and generate graphical and tabular reports of the availability in order to maintain an efficient and organized method or apparatus for determining and controlling wavelengths in a network. Consequently, service providers using the tool can keep performance rates high and costs low.

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  • TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anand, Ramasubramanian Plainfield, US 18 161
Ayala, Hector Chicago, US 7 82
Fisher, Kenneth M Aurora, US 18 183
Jenkins, David W North Aurora, US 32 335
Leung, Dion Kwun Kit Aurora, US 5 52

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