Systems and methods improving optical restoration time in networks

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PATENT NO 9906294
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14862267

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Systems and methods for improving optical restoration time in a network include maintaining a status of wavelength load for a plurality of optical links in the network; utilizing the wavelength load to estimate a restoration time for one or more wavelengths being added to each of the plurality of optical links; and determining one or more restoration paths for the one or more wavelengths in the network and considering a total service restoration time in selecting a path for each of the one or more wavelengths, wherein each of the one or more restoration paths comprises one or more of the plurality of optical links.

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CIENA CORPORATION7035 RIDGE ROAD HANOVER MD 21076-1426

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  • 2015 Application Filing Year
  • H04B Class
  • 9124 Applications Filed
  • 7771 Patents Issued To-Date
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Al, Sayeed Choudhury A Gloucester, CA 64 825
Swinkels, Gerard Leo Ottawa, CA 21 228

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