IP Library Patent Application 18286415
Patent Application
App. No. 18/286,415

TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, PATH SETTING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/286,415
Abstract

A transmission device, which is provided between user devices and transmits a client signal transmitted by the user devices through an optical transmission network, the transmission device comprising: a setting unit of setting a path having a band for accommodating the client signal obtained from a monitoring result of a control signal transmitted and received at a time of negotiation between the user devices; and a transfer unit of transferring the client signal using the path set by the setting unit.

Claims (17)

1 . A transmission device, which is provided between user devices and transmits a client signal transmitted by the user devices through an optical transmission network, the transmission device comprising:

a setter configured to set a path having a band for accommodating the client signal obtained from a monitoring result of a control signal transmitted and received at a time of negotiation between the user devices; and

a transferer configured to transfer the client signal using the path set by the setter.

2 . The transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control signal monitor configured to monitor the control signal transmitted from each user device, wherein

the control signal monitor notifies a monitoring control device that controls the transmission device of a monitoring result, and

the setter sets a path having a band for accommodating the client signal determined by the monitoring control device.

3 . The transmission device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control signal monitor that monitors the control signal transmitted from each user device, wherein

the setter determines a band to accommodate the client signal using a monitoring result obtained by the control signal monitor, and sets a path having the determined band.

4 . The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the setter sets a temporary path for the negotiation, and sets again a path having a band for accommodating the client signal obtained from a monitoring result of the control signal.

5 . The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the transferer maps and transfers a client signal by superimposing a lane identifier in a transmission line code.

6 . The transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the setter sets the number of ODUflexs and TSs (Tributary Slots) in accordance with a speed of the client signal to be accommodated.

7 . A path setting method in a transmission device provided between user devices and transmits a client signal transmitted by the user devices through an optical transmission network, the path setting method comprising:

setting a path having a band for accommodating the client signal obtained from a monitoring result of a control signal transmitted and received at a time of negotiation between the user devices; and

transferring the client signal using the set path.

8 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a computer program to be executed by the computer to function as a transmission device, which is provided between user devices and transmits a client signal transmitted by the user devices through an optical transmission network;

setting a path having a band for accommodating the client signal obtained from a monitoring result of a control signal transmitted and received at a time of negotiation between the user devices; and

transferring the client signal using the path set by the setting step.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072997/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2023
From: SHINTAKU, KENGO; OHARA, TAKUYA; INUZUKA, FUMIKAZU; ODA, TAKUYA; HIGASHIMORI, KATSUAKI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065182/0441 →