Patent ID: 9077469
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
1. An adapting apparatus, configured to manage adapting information between photoelectric layers in an optical transport network (OTN), comprising: an adapter pool, wherein the adapter pool is located between an optical data unit (ODUk) layer and an optical channel (OCh) layer, and the adapter pool comprises one or more adapters which are respectively connected to an OCh layer link and an ODUK layer link; the information that the adapter pool used for managing comprises: information for indicating connectivity of the adapter with the OCh layer link and with the ODUk layer link, and information for indicating an adapter capability of the adapter; wherein the adapter is connected with the OCh layer link through an OCh layer link connectivity matrix, wherein the OCh layer link connectivity matrix is configured to indicate the connectivity between an interface on the OCh side of the adapter and an interface of the OCh layer link connected with the adapter; the adapter is connected with the ODUk layer link through an ODUk link connectivity matrix, wherein the ODUk link connectivity matrix is configured to indicate the connectivity between an interface on the ODUk side of the adapter and an interface of the ODUk layer link connected with the adapter.