A method of coordinating channel power information in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical communication system is disclosed. The method determines weighting values for each channel of the WDM signal based on channel launch powers. A source data object may used to transmit the channel weights...http://www.google.com/patents/US7242863?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7242863 - Method and system for coordinating and utilizing channel power information in an optical communications network
