Automated provisioning and control of shared optical spectrum in submarine optical networks

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PATENT NO 9853762
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14560758

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Systems and methods of sharing optical spectrum between a plurality of users of a submarine optical system includes receiving one or more optical signals from the plurality of users of the submarine optical system, wherein each of the plurality of users are assigned a slice of optical spectrum on the submarine optical system; monitoring each of the one or more optical signals to determine compliance with one or more constraints; and adding the one or more optical signals to the submarine optical system if compliant with the one or more constraints.

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  • CIENA CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berg, Loren Richmond, CA 11 230
Evans, Darwin Bruce Ottawa, CA 1 11
Hadaway, Robert Dunrobin, CA 2 28

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