IP Library Granted Patent US 12,652,105
Granted Patent B2
US 12,652,105 · App. 18/539,808 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Estimation apparatus

Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP); Jun Kodama (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiaki Sakae (Tokyo, JP); Yasuhiro Ajiro (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04B10/0795H04B10/0793
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Patent No.
US 12,652,105
App. No.
18/539,808
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An estimation apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires performance information corresponding to the performance of light from nodes configuring an optical network; and an estimating unit that compares the performance information to be an estimation target acquired by the acquiring unit with performance information at normal time at which no anomaly occurs, and performs at least one of estimation of anomaly occurrence and identification of an anomaly occurring node.

Claims (33)

1 . An estimation apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

acquire performance information corresponding to performance of light from nodes configuring an optical network;

compare the acquired performance information to be an estimation target with performance information at normal time at which no anomaly occurs, and perform at least one of estimation of anomaly occurrence and identification of an anomaly occurring node;

acquire an alert issued based on signal information corresponding to amplitude and phase difference of light from an optical communication receiver serving as a receiving end among the nodes configuring the optical network;

identify performance information to be a learning target in response to the acquired alert; and

perform the comparison based on the identified performance information, and identify the anomaly occurring node.

2 . The estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

compare the acquired performance information to be an estimation target with the performance information at the normal time by using a model learned based on the performance information at the normal time.

3 . The estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

compare performance information related to a communication path to be an estimation target among the acquired performance information with performance information corresponding to the communication path at the normal time.

4 . The estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

perform learning based on the identified performance information; and

compare the acquired performance information to be an estimation target with the performance information at the normal time by using a learned model.

5 . The estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

acquire an alert indicating that anomaly occurrence is estimated based on the signal information from the optical communication receiver.

6 . The estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to

acquire an alert indicating that anomaly occurrence is estimated in accordance with a quality value estimated based on the signal information.

7 . The estimation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the performance information includes at least one of information corresponding to intensity of light and information corresponding to a state of data to be transmitted.

8 . An estimation method executed by an information processing apparatus, the estimation method comprising:

acquiring performance information corresponding to performance of light from nodes configuring an optical network;

comparing the acquired performance information to be an estimation target with performance information at normal time at which no anomaly occurs, and performing at least one of estimation of anomaly occurrence and identification of an anomaly occurring node;

acquiring an alert issued based on signal information corresponding to amplitude and phase difference of light from an optical communication receiver serving as a receiving end among the nodes configuring the optical network;

identifying performance information to be a learning target in response to the acquired alert; and

performing the comparison based on the identified performance information, and identify the anomaly occurring node.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a program recorded thereon, the program comprising instructions for when that executed by an information processing apparatus causes the information processing apparatus to:

acquire performance information corresponding to performance of light from nodes configuring an optical network;

compare the acquired performance information to be an estimation target with performance information at normal time at which no anomaly occurs, and perform at least one of estimation of anomaly occurrence and identification of an anomaly occurring node;

acquire an alert issued based on signal information corresponding to amplitude and phase difference of light from an optical communication receiver serving as a receiving end among the nodes configuring the optical network;

identify performance information to be a learning target in response to the acquired alert; and

perform the comparison based on the identified performance information, and identify the anomaly occurring node.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: KOBAYASHI, YUJI; KODAMA, JUN; SAKAE, YOSHIAKI; AJIRO, YASUHIRO
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065871/0221 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-204265 · Dec 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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