Patent ID: 8289879
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for preventing network misconfigurations in an optical network using a Network Management System, comprising: configuring a Gateway Network Element with an address and Network Element Target Identifier for a Network Management System, wherein the Gateway Network Element utilizes an optical routing protocol with hello packets to communicate with other Network Elements, wherein the optical routing protocol maintains topology at a wavelength level; forwarding topology information through a management interface comprising Common Object Request Broker Architecture to a Network Management System server; at the Network Management System server, copying a topology database of all Network Elements that are connected to the Gateway Network Element; and at the Network Management System server, launching Network Element mediators for all of the Network Elements in the topology database, wherein the Network Element mediators are configured to monitor the optical routing protocol for hello packets with topology updates to detect misconfigurations; wherein the Gateway Network Element and Network Elements comprise switches that collectively handle multiple wavelengths of light as circuits utilizing the optical routing protocol with hello packets for control thereof.