Method and Apparatus for Improving Connectivity Between Optical Devices Using Software Defined Networking

摘要

Method and apparatus of a network configuration configured to permit a dense wavelength division multiplexing (“DWDM”) element to connect to a storage server, an Internet Protocol (“IP”) router, and DWDM network are disclosed. The configuration includes the DWDM network, storage area network (“SAN”) server, IP router, and optical transport network (“OTN”) switch. While the DWDM network transports information via optical fibers, the DWDM switch is coupled to the DWDM network for transporting optical signals. The SAN server is coupled to a port of the DWDM switch and is configured to store data at a remote location. The IP router which is coupled to the DWDM switch facilitates IP traffic between a user and the DWDM network. The OTN switch, coupled to the first DWDM switch, is capable of processing at least a portion of the optical signals.

主权项

1. A network configuration, comprising:
a dense wavelength division multiplexing (“DWDM”) network configured to transport information via a plurality of optical fibers; a first DWDM switch coupled to the DWDM network and able to transmit and receive optical signals to and from the DWDM network; a first storage area network (“SAN”) server configured to have a DWDM transceiver coupled to a first SAN port of the first DWDM switch, wherein the SAN server is configured to communicate via the DWDM network; and a first optical transport network (“OTN”) switch coupled to an OTN port of the first DWDM switch for processing at least a portion of the optical signals sent to the DWDM network via the first DWDM switch.