SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTILAYER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
A system for mapping a multilayer network having a server layer and a client layer is provided. The system includes a framework configured for comparing information obtained from a first traffic counter of a client port to information obtained from a second traffic counter of a server port to thereby determine if the client port and the server port are linked.
1 . A system for managing a multi-layer communication network having an optical layer and an internet protocol (IP) layer, the system comprising a controller configured to execute instructions for:
(a) providing nodes of the optical layer of the multi-layer communication network with instructions for restoring a communication failure in said optical layer; and
(b) periodically modifying said instructions in response to network state of the IP layer of the multi-layer communication network, wherein said instructions are stored in said nodes of said optical layer or a central controller.
2 . The system of claim 2 , wherein said instructions identify a communication restoration path for restoring said communication failure in said optical layer or IP layer and/or include constraints for setting up said restoration path.