Patent ID: 8184625
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04Q,H05K,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A system for managing an optical network comprising: means for provisioning the optical network for data, voice, radio, multicast Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and port protection; means for creating a unit of the optical network; and means for arranging link aggregation to form at least one link-aggregation comprising a plurality of link-aggregated ports of a frame switching equipment unit of the optical network, and to further provision a plurality of ports that are non-link aggregated ports in the frame switching equipment unit of the optical network; wherein the link aggregation arranging means comprises means for arranging link aggregation in the frame switching equipment unit of the optical network using information defining operational parameters of the link aggregation for the frame switching equipment unit of the optical network, wherein the information defining operational parameters of the link aggregation is a defined profile for the frame switching equipment unit comprising ports of the frame switching equipment unit of the optical network included in the link aggregation, a speed of the link aggregation, a format of the link aggregation, and a protection of the link aggregation.