Patent ID: 9270372
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A network comprising: four or more nodes, each node having a plurality of optical data terminals to provide optical beam hopping capability to connect to at least two remote nodes using an optical link; wherein each of the nodes includes: wherein at least a first pair of nodes and a second pair of nodes connected in a first network topology during a first period of time, and wherein at least a different first pair of nodes and a different second pair of nodes connected in a second network topology during a second period of time, wherein a first data path is established among the connected nodes during the first period of time and a second data path is established among the connected nodes during a second period of time, wherein adaptive routing and link switching are used to select the first and second network topology based upon the number of nodes in the network and based on the spatial and temporal information of the nodes in the network.