Patent ID: 8923698
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a network device, the method comprising: determining, by the network device, that an available spectrum, associated with an optically switched light path, has been allocated for one or more superchannels; calculating, by the network device, a leftover spectrum associated with the allocated one or more superchannels based on the available spectrum and based on a bandwidth used by the allocated one or more superchannels; selecting, by the network device, a use for the leftover spectrum; selecting, by the network device, one or more devices to configure based on the selected use, wherein the selected one or more devices include: configuring, by the network device, the selected one or more devices to use the leftover spectrum, wherein the configuring includes: sending, by the network device, the data via the channel within the leftover spectrum using the configured one or more devices.