Optical communications equipment for integrated packet processing, optical signal management, signal processing, fiber optic signal conditioning and management, namely, optical transmitters, optical receivers, [optical dispersion conditioners, optical multiplexors, optical amplifiers,] optical translators, optical line cards, optical transponders, multiplexing transponders, ethernet services modules for ethernet switching and networking, modules for dispersion compensation, Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) transmitters, Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transmitters and packet switch hardware for Layer 2 switching; optical networking systems for carriers and businesses comprised of optical transmitters and optical receivers for communicating digital and analog signals over a fiber optic link; optical network management and administration equipment, namely, computers, computer software for optical and packet network management and administration, fault management, network component configuration management, service activation, network monitoring and control of network software parameters; virtualization software for setting up customer-specific virtual network connections via a central console; packet services management queue and control software for central console for assigning different priorities to, and queuing, data packets according to the assigned priorities