IN-BAND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL IN OPTICAL NETWORKS

摘要

Systems and methods, for an in-band communication channel in an optical network, include adapting one or more client signals into a line signal for transmission to the second node, and utilizing line adaptation bandwidth of the line signal for the in-band communication channel. The in-band communication channel is operationally independent from the one or more client signals while concurrently being transported together over the line signal. The line adaptation allows a rate of the line signal to be independent of rates of the one or more client signals.

主权项

1. A method, in a first node in an optical network, for providing an in-band communication channel to a second node in the optical network, the method comprising:
adapting one or more client signals into a line signal for transmission to the second node; and utilizing line adaptation bandwidth of the line signal for the in-band communication channel.