WO2015033545A1 - 光ネットワーク制御装置および光ネットワーク制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical network control device and an optical network control method, and more particularly to an optical network control device and an optical network control method used for an optical network based on a high-density wavelength division multiplexing method using a flexible frequency grid.
- Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Multiplexing is based on the standardization of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). Is being used. In the DWDM system, the entire available optical band is subdivided by a fixed-width grid called a wavelength grid, and an optical signal of one wavelength channel is allocated within the grid width (ITU-T recommendation G.694.1). .
- the optical band dedicated to all optical signals needs to be 50 GHz or less.
- An optical band occupied by an optical signal having a transmission rate of 40 Gbps is about 50 GHz in consideration of a guard band for avoiding interference with an adjacent channel. Therefore, if the transmission speed of all the optical signals used in the optical network having a grid width of 50 GHz is 40 Gbps, the optical band that can be used in the optical network can be used without any gap.
- 10 Gbps optical signals having an optical band of about 15 GHz are mixed, the optical band for 35 GHz in the 50 GHz grid becomes unused and cannot be assigned to other optical signals.
- the flexible frequency grid is a technology that supports wavelength division multiplexing, which is an advanced function of DWDM, and is standardized by ITU-T (ITU-T recommendation G.694.1).
- ITU-T ITU-T recommendation G.694.1
- the grid width is further subdivided compared to the DWDM frequency grid.
- the grid width assigned to the optical path is variable, and the grid width can be set individually for each optical path.
- optical paths are allocated in consideration of failure recovery.
- OSPF Open Shortest Path First
- the operational optical path is set so that the distance in the optical network is the shortest. Therefore, the length of the standby optical path is longer than the length of the operational optical path.
- the minimum required optical bandwidth is allocated according to the optical path length and traffic volume. Therefore, in the entire optical network, the optical band in the standby optical path is larger than that in the active optical path.
- the standby optical path is indispensable for ensuring the reliability of the optical network, but the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path is not used unless a failure occurs, and this is a wasteful bandwidth allocation for the operational optical path. . For this reason, the utilization efficiency of the entire optical network is reduced.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical network control device and an optical network control method that solve the above-described problems.
- the optical network control device of the present invention selects a plurality of optical node pairs composed of two optical nodes among a plurality of optical nodes constituting an optical network based on a high-density wavelength division multiplexing system using a flexible frequency grid,
- An optical path setting means for setting a plurality of optical paths including a first optical path and a second optical path connecting the optical node pairs through different paths between each of the plurality of optical node pairs;
- an optical band setting means for setting each optical band based on the communication capacity so that the total metric of the optical band of the first optical path is equal to or greater than the total metric of the optical band of the second optical path.
- the optical network control method of the present invention selects a plurality of optical node pairs composed of two optical nodes out of a plurality of optical nodes constituting a high-density wavelength division multiplexing optical network using a flexible frequency grid, A plurality of optical paths including a first optical path and a second optical path that connect the optical node pairs through different paths are set between each of the plurality of optical node pairs, and based on the length of the optical path and the communication capacity
- the optical bands are respectively set so that the total metric of the optical band of the first optical path is equal to or greater than the total metric of the optical band of the second optical path.
- optical network control apparatus and the optical network control method of the present invention it is possible to improve fault tolerance in an optical network using a high-density wavelength division multiplexing system using a flexible frequency grid. At the same time, it is possible to improve the optical band utilization efficiency of the entire optical network.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an optical network control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical network control device 100 is used to control an optical network 1000 using a high-density wavelength division multiplexing system using a flexible frequency grid.
- the optical network 1000 has a plurality of optical nodes connected by optical fibers, and can set a plurality of optical paths with each optical node as a start point, a passing point, and an end point.
- the optical network control device 100 includes an optical path setting unit 110 and an optical band setting unit 120.
- the optical path setting unit 110 selects a plurality of optical node pairs each including two optical nodes among a plurality of optical nodes constituting the optical network 1000. Then, a plurality of optical paths including a first optical path and a second optical path that connect the optical node pairs through different paths are set between the plurality of optical node pairs.
- the optical band setting means 120 is configured so that the total metric of the optical band of the first optical path is equal to or greater than the total metric of the optical band of the second optical path based on the length of the optical path and the communication capacity. Set each.
- the optical network control device 100 of the present embodiment By adopting such a configuration, according to the optical network control device 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of optical paths are set between the same optical node pair, so that fault tolerance can be improved. At the same time, since the optical band is set so that the total metric of the optical band of the first optical path is equal to or greater than the total metric of the optical band of the second optical path, the optical band utilization efficiency of the entire optical network is improved. Can be achieved.
- the fault tolerance is improved, and the optical bandwidth utilization efficiency during operation is improved. It can be improved as a whole.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the optical network 1000.
- a ring network in which the five optical nodes A 1001 to E 1005 shown in FIG. 2 are connected in a ring shape will be described as an example of the optical network 1000.
- the optical path 1011 passes through the optical node A ⁇ B ⁇ C and passes through the optical node A ⁇ E ⁇ D ⁇ C.
- a counterclockwise optical path 1010 can be set.
- the length of the optical path 1010 is larger than the length of the optical path 1011.
- the optical band 1020 to be allocated to the optical path 1010 is larger than the optical band 1021 to be allocated to the optical path 1011. This is because, as shown in FIG. 3, as the communication capacity increases or the transmission distance becomes longer, optical noise is accumulated, so that an optical signal component corresponding to that amount, that is, an optical bandwidth is required. is there.
- both the optical path 1011 and the optical path 1010 can be assigned to the active system (or the standby system).
- the optical path 1011 is assigned to the active optical path
- the optical path 1010 is assigned to the standby optical path.
- the optical band of the active optical path is smaller than the optical band of the standby optical path from the relationship shown in FIG.
- both of the two types of optical paths are operated (or Can be assigned to the standby system).
- the optical bandwidth of the active optical path is the standby optical path in the entire optical network. It becomes smaller than the optical band of the path.
- the optical band becomes an optical band that cannot be used during normal operation. As a result, the effective utilization efficiency of the entire optical network is reduced.
- the optical band is set so that the total metric of one of the plurality of optical paths is equal to or greater than the total metric of the optical band of the other optical path. To do. Therefore, in the entire optical network, it is possible to set so that the optical band of the operational optical path is equal to or greater than the optical band of the standby optical path. As a result, it is possible to avoid a decrease in effective utilization efficiency of the entire optical network.
- FIG. 4 shows an example in which the same optical band is assigned to both the active optical path and the standby optical path regardless of the transmission distance.
- B001 and B002, B003 and B004,..., B009 and B010 are a pair of an active optical path and a standby optical path, respectively, and indicate the allocation of optical bands to them.
- the optical bands assigned to the active optical path and the standby optical path are always equal. For this reason, there is no difference in the utilization efficiency of the optical band of the entire optical network due to the difference between using each optical path as an active optical path or a standby optical path.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example of optical band allocation to the optical path of the entire optical network when the minimum required optical band is allocated according to the transmission distance of the optical path.
- FIG. 5A shows an example in which an optical path is set based on the OSPF protocol described above.
- the optical path with the shortest distance is set as the operational optical path.
- the relationship between the product of the communication capacity and the transmission distance and the optical bandwidth necessary to realize the product is directly proportional. Therefore, the required optical bandwidth can be reduced as the length of the optical path is shorter. For this reason, there is a difference between the optical bandwidth necessary for allocation to the operational optical path and the optical bandwidth necessary for allocation to the standby optical path.
- the optical bandwidth of the active optical path is smaller than the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path.
- the optical bands are set so that the total metric of the optical band of one optical path is equal to or greater than the total metric of the optical band of the other optical path.
- FIG. 5B shows an example of optical band allocation to the optical path of the entire optical network in this case.
- FIG. 5B shows, as an example, a case where optical band allocation is performed by switching the settings of the active system and the standby system in the pair of optical paths A001 and A002 and the pair of optical paths A003 and A004 in FIG. 5A.
- the optical bandwidth of the operational optical path can be made larger than the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path for the entire optical network.
- the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path is an optical bandwidth that is not normally used. If the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path increases, the utilization efficiency of the optical bandwidth of the entire optical network is reduced. Problems arise.
- the optical band can be set not only considering the optical path length but also taking into consideration the optical bandwidths of the operational optical path and the standby optical path. Such a problem can be solved.
- the optical nodes A1001 to E1005 are connected in a ring shape.
- Two optical paths are set between the optical node pair composed of the optical node A 1001 and the optical node C 1003. That is, an optical path 1011 through which signal light passes in the order of optical node A 1001 ⁇ optical node B 1002 ⁇ optical node C 1003 and an optical path 1010 through which signal light passes in order of optical node A 1001 ⁇ optical node E 1005 ⁇ optical node D 1004 ⁇ optical node C 1003. Is set. It is assumed that the distances between the optical nodes 1001 to 1005 are equal.
- the optical path 1011 and the optical path 1010 have the same communication capacity but different transmission distances. That is, the optical path 1011 has 2 hops, whereas the optical path 1010 has 3 hops. Therefore, referring to the relationship shown in FIG. 3, the optical band allocated to the optical path 1011 is 2/3 of the optical band allocated to the optical path 1010.
- the unit optical band is 1 slot
- the optical band 1021 assigned to the optical path 1011 is 2 slots
- the optical band 1020 assigned to the optical path 1010 is 3 slots.
- the optical network control device 100 further selects a new optical node pair from the optical nodes of the optical network 1000, and sets an optical path between the optical node pairs.
- FIG. 6 shows an example in which an optical path is set between new optical nodes in addition to the setting of the optical path between the optical nodes shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows a case where a plurality of optical paths are set between an optical node pair composed of the optical node A 3001 and the optical node D 3004 and an optical node pair composed of the optical node B 3002 and the optical node E 3005. That is, between the optical node A 3001 and the optical node D 3004, an optical path 3012 connected in two hops counterclockwise and an optical path 3013 connected in three hops clockwise are set. Similarly, between the optical node B 3002 and the optical node E 3005, an optical path 3014 connected in two hops counterclockwise and an optical path 3015 connected in three hops clockwise are set.
- the optical path with the shortest distance is assigned to the active optical path, so that the optical path 3012 and the optical path 3014 are the active optical path, and the optical path 3013 is The optical path 3015 is assigned to the backup optical path.
- the optical bandwidth required for the optical path 3012 and the optical path 3014 is 2 slots each, and the required optical bandwidth for the optical path 3013 and the optical path 3015 is 3 respectively.
- the optical bandwidth allocated to the operational optical path in the entire optical network is 2 slots each for the optical path 3011 (1011), the optical path 3012, and the optical path 3014, for a total of 6 slots.
- the optical bandwidth allocated to the backup optical path is 3 slots each for the optical path 3010 (1010), the optical path 3013, and the optical path 3015, for a total of 9 slots.
- the optical bandwidth of the operational optical path is used for normal optical communication, but the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path is not used during normal operation.
- the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path that is not used in the normal time exceeds the optical bandwidth of the operational optical path. As a result, the effective utilization efficiency of the entire optical network is reduced.
- the optical bandwidth is set so that the optical bandwidth of the operational optical path of the entire optical network is equal to or greater than the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path.
- the optical path 3012 and the optical path 3014 are assigned to the backup optical path
- the optical path 3013 and the optical path 3015 are assigned to the active optical path.
- the operational optical path optical bandwidth of the entire optical network is 2 slots wide for the optical path 3011 (1011) and 3 slots wide for the optical path 3013 and the optical path 3015, for a total of 8 slot widths. It becomes.
- the optical bandwidth of the standby optical path is 3 slots wide for the optical path 3010 (1010) and 2 slots wide for the optical path 3012 and the optical path 3014, for a total of 7 slots. That is, the optical bandwidth allocated to the active optical path can be made larger than the optical bandwidth allocated to the standby optical path. As a result, it is possible to prevent a decrease in effective optical band utilization efficiency in the entire optical network.
- the optical network control method of this embodiment controls an optical network by a high-density wavelength division multiplexing method using a flexible frequency grid.
- optical network control method of the present embodiment first, a plurality of optical node pairs composed of two optical nodes among a plurality of optical nodes constituting the optical network are selected. An optical path including a first optical path and a second optical path that connect the optical node pair through different paths is set between each of the plurality of optical node pairs. Then, based on the length of the optical path and the communication capacity, the optical bands are respectively set so that the total optical band of the first optical path is larger than the total optical band of the second optical path.
- the first optical path can be assigned to the active optical path
- the second optical path can be assigned to the standby optical path
- the utilization efficiency of the optical band of the entire optical network can be improved.
- the reason is as follows.
- the minimum required optical bandwidth is allocated according to the optical path length and traffic volume (communication capacity), and the optical bandwidth allocated to the active optical path is set as the standby optical path. It is set so as to be larger than the optical band to be allocated to. This is because the optical band actually used in the entire optical network can be increased, and the effective optical band is increased.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an optical network control apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical network control device 200 is used to control an optical network by a high-density wavelength division multiplexing method using a flexible frequency grid, and includes an optical path setting unit 110 and an optical band setting unit 120.
- the configuration and operation of these means are the same as those in the optical network control apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the optical network control apparatus 200 further includes an unused optical band search unit 210 and an optical path generation unit 220.
- the unused optical band search unit 210 searches for an unused optical band in the optical network.
- the optical path generation unit 220 generates a new optical path by wavelength multiplexing a plurality of unused optical bands having different center wavelengths obtained from the search result of the unused optical band search unit 210.
- the optical path setting means 110 can allocate the new optical path to either the active optical path or the standby optical path.
- the optical network control device 200 of the present embodiment it is possible to use up the optical bandwidth that can be used in the entire optical network.
- the reason is as follows.
- the optical network control apparatus 200 of the present embodiment after setting the necessary operational and standby optical paths, the remaining unused optical band is wavelength-multiplexed to create a new optical path. Can be generated. This is because an unused optical band that is not assigned as an optical path in the optical network can be eliminated.
- the reliability of the network can be improved. This is because a new optical path generated using the remaining unused optical band can be used as an additional standby optical path to prepare for multiple failures.
- the utilization efficiency of the optical band of the operational optical path is maximized, and an additional standby optical path is generated using the unused optical band that remains independently from the efficiency, thereby preparing for multiple failures. It is possible. Therefore, it is possible to simultaneously improve the utilization efficiency and reliability of the optical band of the optical network.
- the optical network control device 200 generates a new optical path by wavelength multiplexing a plurality of discontinuous unused optical bands.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic diagrams showing optical band allocation to the optical path of the entire optical network.
- FIG. 8A is the same as FIG. 5B, and shows a case where the optical network control device 200 assigns optical bands to the active optical path and the standby optical path in the same manner as the optical network control device 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the optical network control apparatus 200 collects these unused bands and wavelength-multiplexes them to generate a new optical path, as shown in FIG. 8B.
- the optical bands 4011 to 4016 are unused optical bands that remain unused in the entire optical network after the optical bands are allocated to the active optical path and the standby optical path. It is.
- the optical network control device 200 wavelength-multiplexes a plurality of unused optical bands so that the new optical path generation condition is satisfied as a whole.
- the new optical path generated by wavelength multiplexing in this way can be used for both the operational optical path and the standby optical path.
- a new optical path can be used as an additional operational optical path for the optical band 4002 that forms an operational optical path with an optical band of four slots.
- the utilization efficiency of the optical band can be improved.
- the unused optical band when the generation of the new optical path according to the present embodiment is not performed is 10 slots as shown in FIG. 8A.
- the unused optical band is 2 slots as shown in FIG. 8B. Since the optical bandwidth of the entire optical network is 34 slots, the utilization efficiency of the optical network is about 70% (((34-10) / 34) ⁇ 100) to about 94% (( It can be seen that (34-2) / 34) ⁇ 100). That is, in the example shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, according to the optical network control device 200 of the present embodiment, the utilization efficiency of the optical band in the optical network can be improved by 24%.
- a new optical path generated by wavelength multiplexing an unused optical band can be assigned to a standby optical path.
- it can be used as an additional spare optical path for the spare optical path assigned to the optical bandwidth 4001 and the optical bandwidth 4006 of three slots.
- the following five sets are set as a pair of the active optical path and the standby optical path. That is, there are five pairs of (4001, 4002) (4003, 4004) (4005, 4006) (4007, 4008) (4009, 4010). Therefore, 100% of the standby optical path is prepared with respect to the active optical path.
- the pair of the operation optical path and the backup optical path is (4001+ (4011 to 4014), 4002) (4003, 4004) (4005, 4006+ (4015 to 4016)) (4007, 4008) (4009, 4010) It becomes.
- the optical network control apparatus 200 operates by giving priority to the first operation guideline with the improvement of the optical band utilization efficiency as the first operation guideline and the improvement of the failure recovery rate as the second operation guideline. That is, the allocation of the optical band is performed with priority given to the improvement of the utilization efficiency of the optical band.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are schematic views showing optical band allocation to the optical path of the entire optical network.
- FIG. 9A is the same as FIG. 8A, and shows a case where the optical network control device 200 assigns optical bands to the active optical path and the standby optical path in the same manner as the optical network control device 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the optical network control device 200 minimizes the number of slots in the unused optical band according to the first operation guideline.
- the operation is performed so as to maximize the number of additional backup paths.
- the optical path setting unit 110 of the optical network control device 200 can assign the new optical path as an additional backup path of the backup optical path in ascending order of the required optical bandwidth of the backup optical path. Thereby, the number of additional backup paths can be maximized while minimizing the unused optical band.
- Unused optical bands are allocated as additional spare optical bands 5020 to 5023 in ascending order of the required optical bandwidth among the optical bands for the standby optical path. That is, the optical bands 5004 (1 slot), 5008 (2 slots), 5010 (2 slots), 5001 (3 slots), and 5006 (3 slots) are allocated in this order.
- the number of unused optical bandwidth slots is 10 in total, and therefore there is an optical bandwidth in the additional standby optical path for the optical bandwidth 5006 (3 slots) for the standby optical path. Is not assigned. Therefore, the unused optical band for 2 slots remains unallocated.
- the optical network control device 200 operates by giving priority to improving the optical band utilization efficiency, which is the first operation guideline, over improving the failure recovery rate, which is the second operation guideline.
- the additional spare optical band 5031 is assigned as the second additional spare optical path for the optical band 5004 (1 slot) for the spare optical path. Ends. Further, the same assignment is repeated. At this time, since the number of slots of the unused optical band becomes zero at the stage where the additional standby optical band 5041 is allocated as an additional standby optical path for the optical band 5004, the allocation of the unused optical band is completed.
- the number of slots in the unused optical band is reduced from 10 slots to zero before and after the operation according to the present embodiment.
- the additional standby optical path is quadrupled for the optical band 5004 and doubled for the optical bands 5008, 5010, and 5001, respectively. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the optical band in the optical network is improved from about 70% (((34-10) / 34) ⁇ 100) to 100% (((34-0) / 34) ⁇ 100), and the failure recovery is performed.
- the rate is 220% ((1 ⁇ 400 + 3 ⁇ 200 + 1 ⁇ 100) / 5). That is, according to the optical network control apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, the failure recovery rate can be improved about twice while maximizing the optical band utilization efficiency of the optical network to 100%.
- the optical network control method of this embodiment controls an optical network by a high-density wavelength division multiplexing method using a flexible frequency grid.
- the optical network control method of the present embodiment first, a plurality of optical node pairs composed of two optical nodes among a plurality of optical nodes constituting the optical network are selected. An optical path including a first optical path and a second optical path that connect the optical node pair through different paths is set between each of the plurality of optical node pairs. Then, based on the length of the optical path and the communication capacity, the optical bands are respectively set so that the total optical band of the first optical path is larger than the total optical band of the second optical path. Further, when setting the optical path, the first optical path can be assigned to the active optical path, and the second optical path can be assigned to the standby optical path.
- the steps so far are the same as those in the optical network control method according to the first embodiment.
- the optical network control method of this embodiment further searches for an unused optical band in the optical network. Then, a new optical path is generated by wavelength multiplexing a plurality of unused optical bands having different center wavelengths obtained from the search results. Then, when setting the optical path, the new optical path can be assigned to either the active optical path or the standby optical path. Further, when setting the optical path, the new optical path may be assigned as an additional backup path of the backup optical path in order of increasing optical bandwidth of the backup optical path.
- the optical network control device and the optical network control method according to the present embodiment it is possible to independently improve the use efficiency and reliability of the optical band in the optical network.
- the effective communication capacity of the optical network increases.
- the standby optical path it is possible to cope with multiple failures with respect to the operational optical path, and the fault tolerance is improved. It is also possible to set a ratio for assigning a new optical path to the active optical path and the standby optical path. Therefore, when the user requests large-capacity communication, the ratio allocated to the active optical path can be increased, and when the user requests reliability, the ratio allocated to the standby optical path can be increased. Thereby, it is possible to set and control the optical path according to the user's request.
- the optical network control device 200 uses the first operation guideline as the first operation guideline for improving the utilization efficiency of the optical band, and prioritizes the first operation guideline for improving the failure recovery rate.
- the first operation guideline is that the optical network control device 200 makes the optical band allocated to the active optical path larger than the optical band allocated to the standby optical path.
- the second operation guideline may be to maximize the number of.
- the second operation guideline is applied as a subordinate operation guideline of the first operation guideline. Thereby, it is possible to improve the failure recovery rate of the entire optical network while maximizing the width of the optical band allocated to the active optical path.
- the second operation guideline may be to maximize the power consumption reduction efficiency by maximizing the number of optical cut-throughs in the relay optical node of the active optical path in the optical network. Then, when there are a plurality of patterns for assigning optical bands to the optical paths based on the first operation guideline, the second operation guideline is applied as a subordinate operation guideline of the first operation guideline. Thereby, it is possible to improve the power consumption reduction efficiency of the entire optical network while maximizing the width of the optical band allocated to the operational optical path.
- a plurality of operation guides are added according to the user's request such as maximizing the reduction efficiency of power consumption and improving the failure recovery rate. It is possible to delete. Then, by making it possible to change the priorities of the plurality of operation guidelines, it is possible to cope with functions that are prioritized by the user.
- the entire optical network may be divided into a plurality of domains, and operation guidelines may be set for each of these domains. This makes it possible to respond to user requests for each domain.
- the utilization efficiency of the optical band is improved, so that more traffic can be accommodated without changing the hardware. Therefore, the communication capacity can be expanded at low cost.
- the optical network control device and the control method according to the above embodiment can be configured by software, and can be realized at low cost. Furthermore, the configuration according to the above embodiment does not depend on the scale or topology of the optical network. Therefore, even if the number of nodes or the number of optical paths increases, the optical network control device and control method according to the above embodiment can be used. Therefore, the effect of high scalability can be obtained.
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- Optical band setting means 210
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- Optical nodes 1010, 1011, 3010 to 3015 Optical path 1020, 1021, A001 to A010, B001 to B010, 3020, 3021, 4001 to 4010, 5001 to 5010
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図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る光ネットワーク制御装置100の構成を示すブロック図である。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態について説明する。図7は、本発明の第2の実施形態に係る光ネットワーク制御装置200の構成を示すブロック図である。
110 光パス設定手段
120 光帯域設定手段
210 未使用光帯域検索手段
220 光パス生成手段
1000 光ネットワーク
1001~1005、3001~3005 光ノード
1010、1011、3010~3015 光パス
1020、1021、A001~A010、B001~B010、3020、3021、4001~4010、5001~5010 光帯域
4011~4016、5011~5016 未使用光帯域
4020、4021 新規光パス
5020~5023、5031、5041 追加の予備光帯域
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- フレキシブル周波数グリッドを用いた高密度波長分割多重方式による光ネットワークを構成する複数の光ノードのうちの2個の光ノードからなる光ノード対を複数個選択し、複数の前記光ノード対のそれぞれの間に、前記光ノード対を異なる経路で結ぶ第1の光パスと第2の光パスを含む複数の光パスを設定する光パス設定手段と、
前記光パスの長さと通信容量に基づいて、前記第1の光パスの光帯域の総計量が、前記第2の光パスの光帯域の総計量以上となるように、前記光帯域をそれぞれ設定する光帯域設定手段、とを有する
光ネットワーク制御装置。 - 請求項1に記載した光ネットワーク制御装置において、
前記光パス設定手段は、前記第1の光パスを運用系光パスに割り当て、前記第2の光パスを予備系光パスに割り当てる
光ネットワーク制御装置。 - 請求項2に記載した光ネットワーク制御装置において、
前記光ネットワーク内において未使用である光帯域を検索する未使用光帯域検索手段と、
前記未使用光帯域検索手段が検索した結果から得た中心波長が異なる複数の未使用光帯域を、波長多重することによって新規光パスを生成する光パス生成手段、とをさらに有する
光ネットワーク制御装置。 - 請求項3に記載した光ネットワーク制御装置において、
前記光パス設定手段は、前記新規光パスを、前記運用系光パスおよび前記予備系光パスのいずれか一方に割り当てる
光ネットワーク制御装置。 - 請求項3に記載した光ネットワーク制御装置において、
前記光パス設定手段は、前記新規光パスを、前記予備系光パスの前記光帯域が小さい順に、前記予備系光パスの追加予備系パスとして割り当てる
光ネットワーク制御装置。 - フレキシブル周波数グリッドを用いた高密度波長分割多重方式による光ネットワークを構成する複数の光ノードのうちの2個の光ノードからなる光ノード対を複数個選択し、
複数の前記光ノード対のそれぞれの間に、前記光ノード対を異なる経路で結ぶ第1の光パスと第2の光パスを含む複数の光パスを設定し、
前記光パスの長さと通信容量に基づいて、前記第1の光パスの光帯域の総計量が、前記第2の光パスの光帯域の総計量以上となるように、前記光帯域をそれぞれ設定する
光ネットワーク制御方法。 - 請求項6に記載した光ネットワーク制御方法において、
前記光パスを設定する際に、前記第1の光パスを運用系光パスに割り当て、前記第2の光パスを予備系光パスに割り当てる
光ネットワーク制御方法。 - 請求項7に記載した光ネットワーク制御方法において、
前記光ネットワーク内において未使用である光帯域を検索し、検索した結果から得た中心波長が異なる複数の未使用光帯域を、波長多重することによって新規光パスを生成する
光ネットワーク制御方法。 - 請求項8に記載した光ネットワーク制御方法において、
前記光パスを設定する際に、前記新規光パスを、前記運用系光パスおよび前記予備系光パスのいずれか一方に割り当てる
光ネットワーク制御方法。 - 請求項8に記載した光ネットワーク制御方法において、
前記光パスを設定する際に、前記新規光パスを、前記予備系光パスの前記光帯域が小さい順に、前記予備系光パスの追加予備系パスとして割り当てる
光ネットワーク制御方法。
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