Optical Network Viewer for Route Visualization and Power Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Obtaining, aggregating, and displaying information associated with optical networks is difficult due to the complexity of network entities and optical links, which existing systems struggle to efficiently manage and present.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives user inputs to identify optical routes and display associated network entities and links, providing a user interface to visualize optical links, sources, destinations, and power adjustments within optical networks, utilizing network planning systems, network administrator devices, and user devices to gather, process, and display optical network information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If existing systems are used to manage and display optical network information, then the system structure is simple, but the ability to effectively obtain, aggregate, and display complex optical network information is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising a network administrator device and user device that mediates between the complex optical network infrastructure and the user. This intermediary aggregates information from multiple network entities and optical links, processes it through standardized interfaces, and presents it in a unified manner, thereby resolving the contradiction between information completeness and system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements universal interfaces and standardized data structures that can handle multiple types of network entities and optical links through a single unified approach. The network administrator device and user device can manage diverse optical network components using the same interface paradigm, enabling comprehensive information aggregation without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Loss of information
If detailed information about network entities and optical links is displayed, then information completeness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to information overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display of optical network information into hierarchical levels and organized categories. The user interface divides complex network data into manageable sections, allowing users to access detailed information about network entities and optical links progressively rather than all at once, thereby maintaining usability while providing comprehensive information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds dimensional organization to information display by implementing multi-level hierarchies and structured categorization. Information is arranged in dimensions such as network entities, optical links, and their attributes, allowing users to navigate through organized layers of detail rather than presenting a flat, overwhelming view of all data simultaneously.
3Reliability
If comprehensive optical network information is aggregated and displayed, then visibility and control over network operations are enhanced, but the complexity of managing and processing the information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms complex network information into standardized parameters and structured data formats that are easier to process and manage. By defining specific parameters for network entities and optical links with standardized data types and relationships, the system maintains comprehensive information while reducing processing complexity through parameterization and normalization.
Data Source
AI summary
A system may receive a first user input that identifies an optical route in an optical network, may receive a second user input that identifies a direction with which to display the optical route, and may provide, based on the first user input and the second user input, a user interface. The user interface may display optical links associated with the optical route, and may display network entities associated with the optical route. The user interface may display a source entity, where the source entity identifies a source of an optical transmission carried by an optical link, and may display a destination entity, where the destination entity identifies a destination for the optical transmission. The user interface may also display a power adjustment made to the optical transmission at the source entity or the destination entity.