Optical communication method and optical communication apparatus

Abstract

The purpose is to provide technology that authenticates newly connected devices and enables wavelength allocation and optical path activation for those devices. [Solution] One aspect of the present invention comprises: an authentication step for authenticating a terminal when a new terminal is discovered by a network device or network controller constituting an optical communication device; a method setting step for setting a communication method to be used between the terminal and a destination terminal to which the terminal is connected, if the authentication of the terminal is successful in the authentication step; a wavelength setting step for setting a wavelength to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal, if the authentication of the terminal is successful in the authentication step; and a route setting step for setting an optical path to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal, if the authentication of the terminal is successful in the authentication step.

Claims

[Claim 1] An optical communication method for an optical communication device, When a new terminal is discovered by the network device or network controller constituting the optical communication device, an authentication step is performed to authenticate the terminal. If the authentication of the terminal is successful in the authentication step, a method setting step is performed to set the communication method to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal to which the terminal is connected. If the authentication of the terminal is successful in the authentication step, a wavelength setting step is performed to set the wavelength to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal. If the authentication of the terminal is successful in the authentication step, a route setting step is performed to set the optical path to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal. Equipped with an optical communication method. [Claim 2] The terminal includes a communication method acquisition step to acquire a communication method that can be used, The optical communication method according to claim 1, wherein the method setting step sets a communication method based on the communication method acquired in the communication method acquisition step. [Claim 3] The optical communication method according to claim 2, wherein the delay time in communication between the optical communication device and the terminal is measured in the step of acquiring the communication method. [Claim 4] The optical communication method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of measuring the delay time in communication between the optical communication device and the terminal in the step of detecting the connection of the terminal. [Claim 5] The optical communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further authenticating the user of the terminal in the authentication step. [Claim 6] Optical communication device, When a new terminal is discovered by the network device or network controller constituting the optical communication device, an authentication unit authenticates the terminal, When the authentication unit successfully authenticates the terminal, the method setting unit sets the communication method to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal to which the terminal is connected. When the authentication unit successfully authenticates the terminal, the wavelength setting unit sets the wavelength to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal. When the authentication unit successfully authenticates the terminal, the routing unit sets the optical path to be used between the terminal and the destination terminal. An optical communication device equipped with this device.

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