Patent Document ID: 9929800
Application ID: 15093623
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: monitoring a plurality of connections in a packet optical network, each of the plurality of connections carrying a corresponding one of a first plurality of packet groups; determining, by a controller, a first amount of packets based on the each of the corresponding one of the first plurality of packet groups, the controller being configured to communicate with and logically connect a first device to a second device using an OpenFlow protocol; determining, based on the first amount of packets, a first plurality of connections between the first device and the second device, the first plurality of connections being among the plurality of connections; establishing a first path between the first device and the second device based on the first plurality of connections; monitoring the plurality of connections, each of the plurality of connections carrying a corresponding one of a second plurality of packet groups; determining, by the controller, a second amount of packets based on the each of the corresponding one of the second plurality of packet groups; determining, based on the second amount of packets, a second plurality of connections between the first device and the second device, the second plurality of connections being among the plurality of connections; and establishing a second path between the first device and the second device based on the second plurality of connections, wherein at least one of the second plurality of packets includes a time stamp that indicates a time at which parameters associated with at least one of the plurality of connections are monitored, the parameters including a type of service, a flow identifier, an ingress port of the first device, an egress port of the first device, and a provisioned bandwidth.