Providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable cloud-based software for use in managing, monitoring, controlling, analyzing, planning and designing communication networks and parts thereof; Providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable cloud-based software for planning, engineering, commissioning, configuring, provisioning, controlling, monitoring, analyzing, restoring, fault locating, operating and maintaining optical networks; Providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable cloud-based software for use in automating service and network operation lifecycles; Providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable cloud-based software for transport and switching in the field of optical networking; Providing temporary use of on-line, non-downloadable cloud-based software for configuring and managing optical products through in-band and out-of-band control interfaces and for reporting on product status