A buffer scheduling method is provided for use in an Internet data center in which flows are transmitted in a Hybrid Switching Mode using both an optical circuit switch and an electrical circuit switch or in an All-optical Switching Mode using only the optical circuit switch, to improve the overall switch throughput. In the Hybrid Switching Mode, an offloading scheme can be used; in the All-optical Switching Mode, a discard scheme, a padding scheme, a free-riding scheme, an aggregate scheme or a smart scheme can be used. During the transitioning stage of the technology, the offloading scheme can be used in the Hybrid Switching Mode to achieve significant improvement in the overall switching efficiency, whereas in the all-optical switching field, the free-riding scheme, the aggregate scheme and the smart scheme can be used to achieve good switching efficiency in the All-optical Switching Mode.

A device comprises a detector configured to detect an event, and a selector coupled to the detector and configured to generate a signal in response to a detection of an event by the detector. The signal is operable to select a set of input/output (I/O) parameters from among first and second stored sets of parameters. The device also includes a configuration module coupled to the selector. The configuration module is configured to output the selected set of I/O parameters.

A buffer scheduling method is provided for use in an Internet data center in which flows are transmitted in a Hybrid Switching Mode using both an optical circuit switch and an electrical circuit switch or in an All-optical Switching Mode using only the optical circuit switch, to improve the overall switch throughput. In the Hybrid Switching Mode, an offloading scheme can be used; in the All-optical Switching Mode, a discard scheme, a padding scheme, a free-riding scheme, an aggregate scheme or a smart scheme can be used. During the transitioning stage of the technology, the offloading scheme can be used in the Hybrid Switching Mode to achieve significant improvement in the overall switching efficiency, whereas in the all-optical switching field, the free-riding scheme, the aggregate scheme and the smart scheme can be used to achieve good switching efficiency in the All-optical Switching Mode.

The method comprises detecting, by an OLT when an ONU is connected to an optical termination point at a CPE of a user; notifying, by said OLT, a SDN controller; providing connectivity to said user to a dedicated and limited network providing access to a single self-provisioning web site by the SDN controller at least connecting said CPE to a service provider site; receiving, by the self-provisioning web site, credential information identifying the user on the self-provisioning web site, wherein the self-provisioning web site, once the user being connected therein, further receiving configuration information specifying which FTTH services the user wants to subscribe; and disconnecting, by the SDN controller, the user from the self-provisioning web site and reconnecting the user to a new network via a vCPE connected to said Internet service provider infrastructure and configured to provide access to Internet and to the subscribed FTTH services to the user.

A device comprises a detector configured to detect an event, and a selector coupled to the detector and configured to generate a signal in response to a detection of an event by the detector. The signal is operable to select a set of input/output (I/O) parameters from among first and second stored sets of parameters. The device also includes a configuration module coupled to the selector. The configuration module is configured to output the selected set of I/O parameters.

A device comprises a detector configured to detect an event, and a selector coupled to the detector and configured to generate a signal in response to a detection of an event by the detector. The signal is operable to select a set of input/output (I/O) parameters from among first and second stored sets of parameters. The device also includes a configuration module coupled to the selector. The configuration module is configured to output the selected set of I/O parameters.

A device comprises a detector configured to detect an event, and a selector coupled to the detector and configured to generate a signal in response to a detection of an event by the detector. The signal is operable to select a set of input/output (I/O) parameters from among first and second stored sets of parameters. The device also includes a configuration module coupled to the selector. The configuration module is configured to output the selected set of I/O parameters.

There is provided herein a system and method for automatic configuration of data routings for use with electronic data such as phone calls, faxes, etc. In the preferred embodiment, when more than one carrier might potentially terminate the transmission, the carriers are ordered based on some screening criterion (e.g., transmission price). Data transmissions are then assigned to the carriers based on the sorting order, with the second place and lower carriers (e.g., the higher priced carriers) not being selected unless the first carrier cannot complete the transaction. The switch instructions necessary to implement this scheme are generated automatically.