Optical Network Link Reconstruction via Text File Export
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of optical networks face difficulties in obtaining and viewing aggregated optical network information, particularly when they lack access to the network, making deployment verification and troubleshooting challenging in secured brownfield networks.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that receive a text file containing network information, generate a user interface to display optical routes, and allow users to interact with and modify the representation of these routes without direct access to the network, by exporting session information and reconstructing the user interface based on the text file.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users lack direct access to the optical network, then network security and stability are maintained, but users cannot obtain or view aggregated optical network information for planning and troubleshooting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy of the optical network information by exporting session information to a text file format. This copy contains all necessary network entity and link data that can be imported later to reconstruct the user interface session, allowing users to access network information without direct network access
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary text file that mediates between the secured optical network and users who need access. The text file serves as a portable container that transfers network information across security boundaries, enabling planning and troubleshooting activities
2Ease of operation
If the user interface reconstructs the optical network representation based on text file data, then users can view network information without network access, but the system complexity increases due to data import and reconstruction processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by exporting session information to a text file before users need to access the network data. This pre-packaging of network information in a standardized format simplifies the later import and reconstruction process, reducing the complexity burden at usage time
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having users directly connect to the network to view information, the system inverts the approach by bringing the network information to the user through text file import. The user interface reconstruction process builds the network representation from imported data rather than querying the live network
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple view types are provided for viewing optical network representations, then user flexibility and analysis capability improve, but the interface complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic view switching that allows users to transition between different representations of the optical network (optical domain, electrical domain, time domain). Each view type dynamically reconfigures the display based on the imported text file data, providing versatility without requiring separate static systems for each view
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AI summary
A device may be configured to receive a text file including network information for an optical network. The network information may include information for an optical route in the optical network. The device may generate a user interface based on the text file. The user interface may display a representation of the optical route. The device may provide the user interface for display and receive a user input via the user interface. The device may change the representation of the optical route displayed by the user interface based on the user input and the network information included in the text file.