Patent ID: 8452176
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method of providing routes through heterogeneous subsystems in an optical network, the method comprising: generating, using a processing device, a reachability matrix based on subnetwork information associated with each of the heterogeneous subsystems, the reachability matrix comprising a list of reachable paths in the subnetwork information, each of the heterogeneous subsystems being associated with a different vendor; generating, using the processing device, a topology associated with the optical network using the reachability matrix; determining, using the processing device, a shortest path through the optical network using the reachability matrix and a cost model graph; and displaying, using a graphical user interface, heterogeneous subsystems associated with the shortest path, regeneration locations associated with the shortest path, wavelengths associated with the shortest path, the topology, and the shortest path.