Method and apparatus for signaling between an optical cross-connect switch and attached network equipment

   
   

Methods, apparatus and systems for signaling information between an optical cross-connect switch and attached network equipment such as Internet Protocol (IP) routers, WDM terminals, SONET add/drop multiplexers and ATM switches. In one embodiment, an out-of-band signaling interface between an optical cross-connect switch and attached network equipment is realized by using an out-of-band communication channel over a network. In another embodiment, a decentralized signaling interface is provided by one or more dedicated signal lines between an optical cross-connect switch and attached network equipment.

 
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