US 12,308,885 B2
Optical domain controller of a telecommunications network
William Feight, Bennett, CO (US); Tara Joseph-Labrie, Centennial, CO (US); James M. Adkins, III, Bennett, CO (US); and Clyde David Cooper, III, Louisville, CO (US)
Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/441,562.
Application 18/441,562 is a continuation of application No. 17/698,366, filed on Mar. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,909,445.
Application 17/698,366 is a continuation of application No. 17/222,658, filed on Apr. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,283,523, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/222,658 is a continuation of application No. 16/798,184, filed on Feb. 21, 2020, granted, now 10,979,144, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/948,706, filed on Dec. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,587, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195507 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01)
CPC H04B 10/27 (2013.01) [H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing a network, the method comprising:
receiving, at an optical domain controller, a configuration change notification from a first optical network device, wherein the configuration change notification comprises a first communication format corresponding to an operating system of the first optical network device;
converting the configuration change notification to a common communication format different than the first communication format;
accessing a network infrastructure database storing configuration information of an optical network to determine a network component associated with the configuration change to the first optical network device, the network component separate from the first optical network device;
generating a configuration instruction to configure the network component based on the configuration change notification from the first optical network device;
transmitting, to an activation controller associated with the network component, the configuration instruction; and
transmitting, to the first optical network device and a second optical network device, service connection instructions configuring an inter-device connection between the first optical network device and the second optical network device.