TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING OF OPTICAL SIGNALS

摘要

Methods and apparatus for routing and transmission of inverse multiplexed signals over optical communications networks are described. A method for routing includes determining a plurality of paths for transmission of a plurality of inverse-multiplexed optical signals from a source node to a destination node of an optical network. Each path is for transmission of at least one of the inverse-multiplexed optical signals. A latency difference between a fastest one of said paths and a slowest one of said paths is less than a predetermined time period.