Reconstruction of an optical network link in a link viewer based on a text file

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016112276-A1
Application number	US-201414514778-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 15, 2014
Priority date	Oct 15, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device, comprising:
one or more processors to:
receive a text file including network information for an optical network,
the network information including information for an optical route in the optical network;

generate a user interface based on the text file,
the user interface displaying a representation of the optical route;

provide the user interface for display;
receive a user input via the user interface; and
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.

2 . The device of claim 1 , where the text file is a tab separated values file or a character-separated values file.

3 . The device of claim 1 , where the optical route includes an optical path comprising network devices and optical links, and
where the representation of the optical route displayed by the user interface represents the optical path comprising the network devices and the optical links.

4 . The device of claim 3 , where the one or more processors, when changing the representation of the optical route, are further to:
cause a different display of the optical path, comprising the network devices and the optical links, than displayed before the user input is received.

5 . The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors, when receiving the text file, are further to:
receive the text file without communicating with the optical network.

6 . The device of claim 1 , where the text file originated from another device that exported the network information to the text file while executing a user interface session.

7 . The device of claim 6 , where the one or more processors, when generating the user interface, are further to:
reconstruct the user interface session, that was executed by the other device, based on the text file.

8 . A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive a text file including network information for an optical network,
the network information including information for an optical route in the optical network;

generate a user interface based on the text file,
the user interface displaying multiple representations of the optical route;

provide the user interface for display;
receive a user input via the user interface; and
change between the multiple representations of the optical route displayed by the user interface based on the user input and the network information included in the text file.

9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the network information includes information for a plurality of optical routes,
the plurality of optical routes including the optical route, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to: present optical route information indicating the plurality of optical routes; receive a user selection of the optical route from among the plurality of optical routes; and where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the user interface, are further to: generate the user interface based on the user selection.

10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the text file originated from a device that exported the network information to the text file during a user interface session.

11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , where the text file includes user input information that was input into the device during the user interface session, and
where the user interface displays the user input information, which was input during the user interface session on the device that exported the network information to the text file.

12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the user interface for display, further cause the one or more processors to:
provide a same navigation capability of the network information as provided by the device during the user interface session.

13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, when changing between the multiple representations of the optical route, further cause the one or more processors to:
change between different view types of the network information for the optical route.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , where the view types include a control channel view for displaying information regarding a control channel in the optical network, an optical link view for displaying information regarding an optical link in the optical network, a data channel view for displaying information regarding a data channel in the optical network, a super channel view for displaying information regarding a super channel in the optical network, and a summary view for displaying information regarding a summary of the network information.

15 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device, a text file including network information for an optical network, generating, by the device, a user interface based on the text file,
the user interface including a plurality of view types for viewing different representations of the optical network;
providing, by the device, the user interface for display; receiving, by the device, a user input via the user interface; selecting, by the device, a view type included in the plurality of view types based on the user input; and providing, by the device, a representation of the optical network for display based on the selected view type and the network information included in the text file,
the different representations including the representation.

16 . The method of claim 15 , where the view types include a control channel view for displaying information regarding a control channel in the optical network, an optical link view for displaying information regarding an optical link in the optical network, a data channel view for displaying information regarding a data channel in the optical network, a super channel view for displaying information regarding a super channel in the optical network, and a summary view for displaying information regarding a summary of the network information.

17 . The method of claim 15 , where the text file is a tab separated values file, a character-separated values file, or a delimiter-separated values file.

18 . The method of claim 15 , where the text file is a first text file, the method further comprising:
exporting the network information to a second text file,
where the first text file is separate from the second text file.

19 . The method of claim 15 , where the network information included in the text file is in a human readable format.

20 . The method of claim 15 , where generating the user interface further comprises:
reconstructing a user interface session from another device.

Assignees

• Infinera Corp

Inventors

• Nagarajan Karthikeyan M
• Kumar Yashpal
• Chandu Geetha
• Viswanadham Pydi Kasi
• Hand Steven J

Classifications

• H04L41/22 Primary

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title