Abstract: A system, a line module in a terminal node of an optical network, and/or a method are described in which a first embedded device of a first line module transmits a first fault signal to a first real time processor of the first line module. In response, the first real time processor triggers the first embedded device to deactivate a first laser of a first coherent optical transceiver of the first line module and transmits a second fault signal to a second real time processor of a second line module. In response, the second real time processor triggers a second embedded device of the second line module to activate a second laser of a second coherent optical transceiver of the second line module. The first laser and the second laser may be operable to supply a first optical signal and a second optical signal, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are network elements for use in a transport network and methods of using the same. The network elements may comprise an embedded device having a processor, a communication device in communication with the processor, a first memory, a second memory, and a third memory. The third memory may store a hybrid boot sequence comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor of the embedded device cause the embedded device to: determine whether a first kernel image is stored on the first memory; responsive to the determination that the first kernel image is not stored on the first memory, obtain a second kernel image stored on a remote network element; store at least one of the first kernel image and the second kernel image on the second memory as a primary kernel image; and boot the primary kernel image stored on the second memory.

Abstract: A system, a line module in a terminal node of an optical network, and/or a method are described in which a first embedded device of a first line module transmits a first fault signal to a first real time processor of the first line module. In response, the first real time processor triggers the first embedded device to deactivate a first laser of a first coherent optical transceiver of the first line module and transmits a second fault signal to a second real time processor of a second line module. In response, the second real time processor triggers a second embedded device of the second line module to activate a second laser of a second coherent optical transceiver of the second line module. The first laser and the second laser may be operable to supply a first optical signal and a second optical signal, respectively.

Abstract: A network element is herein disclosed. The network element comprises an embedded device having one or more property affecting a function of the embedded device and one or more status; a first computing system having a first processor and a first memory, the first memory being a first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a device microservice and a hardware entity microservice, the hardware entity microservice in communication with the embedded device; a second computing system having a second processor and a second memory, the second memory being a second non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a core framework microservice; and a communication device in communication with the first computing system and the second computing system.

Abstract: A network element is described herein. The network element comprises an embedded device having a processor; a communication device; a first memory having a first firmware; and a second memory having a boot data, a first system partition, a second system partition, a download partition, and a data partition, the second memory storing a software application having software components and a processing sequence comprising first computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: store an update package in the download partition, the update package comprising second computer-executable instructions and a firmware package having a firmware update; install the update package to the second system partition; update the first firmware with the firmware update; reload the first firmware; mark the second system partition as an active partition; and reboot into the active partition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are network elements for use in a transport network and methods of using the same. The network elements may comprise an embedded device having a processor, a communication device in communication with the processor, a first memory, a second memory, and a third memory. The third memory may store a hybrid boot sequence comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor of the embedded device cause the embedded device to: determine whether a first kernel image is stored on the first memory; responsive to the determination that the first kernel image is not stored on the first memory, obtain a second kernel image stored on a remote network element; store at least one of the first kernel image and the second kernel image on the second memory as a primary kernel image; and boot the primary kernel image stored on the second memory.

Abstract: A network element is herein disclosed. The network element comprises an embedded device having one or more property affecting a function of the embedded device and one or more status; a first computing system having a first processor and a first memory, the first memory being a first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a device microservice and a hardware entity microservice, the hardware entity microservice in communication with the embedded device; a second computing system having a second processor and a second memory, the second memory being a second non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a core framework microservice; and a communication device in communication with the first computing system and the second computing system.