PROCESSING DATA CONNECTION REQUESTS FROM EDGE DEVICES

A computer-implemented method for processing data connection requests is provided. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a connection request from an edge device and responding to the edge device such that the edge device recognizes that a connection is established and that data cannot be sent. The method further includes receiving a response from the edge device indicative of a connection parameter, determining that the connection is fiber-allocatable in accordance with the connection parameter being of a first connection parameter type, selecting one fiber from a plurality of fibers to have the connection allocated thereto based on one or more rules of fiber selection responsive to the determining that the connection is fiber-allocatable and allocating the connection to the one fiber.