Patent ID: 11962401
Assignee: CIENA CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method implemented in a Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) comprising at least one degree component, at least one add/drop component, and a plurality of fibers interconnecting the at least one degree component and/or the at least one add/drop component, wherein the at least one degree component and the at least one add/drop component are in a disaggregated configuration, the method comprising steps of:
responsive to any of ongoing operation and connection of one or more fibers of the plurality of fibers, performing a Connection Validation (CV) scan in the ROADM that cycles through the one or more fibers and that a utilizes one or more of a plurality of techniques to obtain a reduced cycle time for the CV scan, and
determining one or more of connectivity whether fiber loss is within expectations, based on the CV scan.