Patent ID: 8897641
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
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 the heterogeneous subsystems, the reachability matrix comprising a list of reachable paths in the subnetwork information, the heterogeneous subsystems being associated with different vendors; 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 providing, using the processing device, 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.